The Bible says, in the beginning the Earth was wild and empty. In Hebrew it is called Tohuwabohu, utter chaos. So God turned on the light just by saying “there shall be light”. And there was light.

Find today’s readings here. If you’re a regular reader of America or tend to follow liturgical developments in the Catholic church, you may remember that in July of this year, the Vatican approved new ...

I have often argued that each one of us is where they are in life because that is exactly where they have decided to be. I know some people have always found this statement very offensive because ...

God put you on Earth to love you. You are a child of God, no matter who you are or where you are from, you are valuable. According to the New Testament, in particular the Gospel and Letters of John, ...

Almost all the scriptures were written by men. As humans have a desire to live forever, religion provides attractive offers of life after death. Humans invented God, the superhuman, to answer all the ...

Formal membership figures might rise and fall. But God’s desire for his people never wavers. In the ancient world, Jacob worked for Laban seven years to marry his daughter Rachel—and then another ...