Religion
Cardinal George Pell had no way to know, as he rose to preach during a spiritual retreat in southern Italy, that this was his last sermon -- opening with the b…
by TERRY MATTINGLY January 28, 2023There's a story I've told many times, but I can't recall telling it here -- although maybe I have. The state of my memory ain't what it used to be. (And probab…
by Paul Prather January 28, 2023ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SERVICES
January 28, 2023If there is one concept that runs through all Quaker thought, it is "the Light." We hold each other in the Light; we wait for the Light; we follow the leadings…
by MAYA PORTER Faith Matters January 28, 2023Benton County
by Becca Martin-Brown January 28, 2023Whenever you're in doubt, ask God.
by Brenette Wilder Special to The Commercial January 27, 2023Isabel Marquez knows today's immigrant journey like few other pastors.
by Dianne Solis The Dallas Morning News January 21, 2023Raqib Hameed Naik stood in his tidy American kitchen, feeling torn about his secret life. On the one hand, he was safe from the Indian government, and far from…
by Pranshu Verma The Washington Post January 21, 2023Pope Francis on Tuesday sent his condolences to the victims and survivors of a bombing at a Pentecostal church in eastern Congo, an attack claimed by Islamic m…
by The Associated Press January 21, 2023After the Christmas season and before Lent, Orthodox priests have -- for centuries -- rushed to visit church-members' homes to bless them with prayers and spla…
by TERRY MATTINGLY January 21, 2023ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SERVICES
January 21, 2023Benton County
by Becca Martin-Brown January 21, 2023"If there is one thing that our tense age needs, it is a guidance more than human. Today scientific brilliance and spiritual blindness are a frightening union.…
by H.D. McCarty Faith Matters January 21, 2023Administrators of a trust fund established to preserve historic Black churches in the United States on Friday revealed a list of houses of worship receiving $4…
by The Associated Press January 20, 2023Joseph (or Jofus, as all my kids said when they were young), was the earthly and legal father of Jesus. Jesus, however, was conceived by the Holy Spirit. Not m…
by Stephen Harrison Special to The Commercial January 20, 2023