I didn’t know someone could specialize in benedictions, the brief blessings given at the end of a service. I wondered what made his special. Was it the tone of his voice? The way he lifted his ...

The call to a vocation to the priesthood comes from God. God makes the first move. God extends the invitation.

but prayer still plays a prominent role. People of faith are invited on stage throughout the event to deliver invocations or ...

By Deacon Frank Agnoli The Catholic Messenger This is the fourth article in our series about two re-translated liturgical ...

The Rev. D.G. Hollums, pastor at Zia United Methodist Church, blesses shelter pup Rory during a blessing of the animals at St. John's United Methodist Church on Saturday. The blessing, which ...

But it offers guidelines for offering benedictions to people in same-sex relationships and explicitly gives permission to "ordained ministers" to conduct such blessings, while asking priests to ...

St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry in the Rochester Diocese has a variety of upcoming lecture, retreat and prayer ...

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds. May His ...

Unidentified armed men stormed a Catholic seminary in southern Nigeria on Sunday evening (27th October) and kidnapped its ...

Around 20 vendors will provide craft items and baked goods from noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2. Those attending can do some of their Christmas shopping at ...

Morrow County Republicans welcomed keynote speaker Congressman Jim Jordan at their Century Club Dinner held Thursday at The ...

As a means of requesting the goddess in all of her guises to bestow her blessings upon you, particularly on Navami, the final day of the Navratri festival. The Kumari Puja is practised on Ashtami ...