This is French artist James Tissot’s depiction of Jesus healing a crippled woman on the Sabbath against the opposition of the synagogue leader. Tissot lived from 1836-1902. (Courtesy Photo) The story ...

I WAS A YOUNG PASTOR in my first parish, and a family in the church was nursing a dying grandmother. I did not visit the family. I wasn’t lazy, I was scared. I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know ...

Being religious does not automatically mean someone is compassionate, and yet for a Christian, compassion is a clear sign of following Christ, Pope Leo XIV said. "Before being a religious matter, ...

One of my greatest hopes for the new year and beyond is that the church — the true believers and followers of Jesus Christ — will recommit to showing the grace, love and compassion that are true to ...