These days mark the 60th anniversary of the first papal visit outside the Italian border, as Pope Paul VI’s plane touched down on January 4, 1964, at Marka Airport and King Hussein Ibn Talal welcomed him in a way that befits a great guest of Jordan.
Caring for the elderly, the needy, and the sick is the core of the divine message conveyed by Lord Jesus Christ, as it is a noble responsibility to spread love and ensure that families live in the healthiest and happiest possible way.
This is a real-life story of Ms. Claire Pizzuti, co-founder of the St. Clare's Home in Greenville, South Carolina, where the establishment of the maternity house was her brainchild.
A few days ago, Pope Francis told us that 800 years ago, namely in the year 1223, Saint Francis set up a manger grotto, the first Christmas one, in Greccio, Italy. Saint Francis spoke about it, saying: "I wish to enact the memory of that baby who was born in Bethlehem to see as much as is possible with my own bodily eyes the discomfort of his infant needs, how he lay in a manger, and how, with an ox and a donkey standing by, he rested on hay." The biographer of Saint Francis of Assisi says: “In this touching scene, evangelical simplicity shines, poverty is pra
The meeting of the heads of churches and the representatives of Islamic and Christian functionaries in Jordan and Palestine this year--a few days ahead of Christmas and the New Year--with His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, has a special flavor as it comes in light of the continued aggression against Gaza and the siege imposed on the Church there, which are associated with the tragedies that have occurred and the flagrant violations of human rights, among groups, families, and individuals.
The intersection between faith, peace, and environment forms a vital relationship where the principles of diverse faith traditions fosters a shared commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainable peace.
Isaiah, BC, said: “He will come and save you where the eyes of blind and ears of deaf be open, and the tongue of the dumb be singing ”
When the Lord Christ came, HE drew attention to this. In the Gospel of Luke: “When the Lord Christ entered the synagogue in Nazareth and read the prophecy of the prophet Isaiah in the hearing of all those in the synagogue, HE said to them: Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing! And HE addressed the Jews by saying: You should listen to Moses as He talked about me.
"He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young." (Isaiah 40:11)
The world marks the Advent Season 2023 in preparation for celebrating the divine birth of Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, at time when blood seeps through the Holy Land at a time when prayers are being recited in Churches seeking the Prince of Peace’s mercy to extricate this region and the entire world from the currently persistent imbroglio.
With a world torn apart by conflicts and violence raging in several parts of the world, world leaders have continued to hold successive meetings in various parts of the world trying to find precipitous solutions that would put out the flames of the current conflagrations.
I continue to write about the unknown future without making any discernment to our dear readers about what will happen in the days and months to come. I am not aware of what comes next, yet with the absence of peace, justice, love, truth, a
