EDITOR’S NOTE: The following editorial was written by the late C.P.J. Mooney for The Commercial Appeal on Dec. 12, 1912. Following our custom of many years we again reprint this famous editorial, ...

“During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission ...

The crowd went wild as they got nearer. This was the moment they'd been waiting for. All the old songs came flooding back, and they were singing, chanting, cheering and laughing. At last, their dreams ...

Sunday, Dec. 11, is the Third Sunday of Advent. Mass readings: Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10; Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10; James 5:7-10; and Matthew 11:2-11. Today’s Gospel is best seen in three stages, as we are ...

WASHINGTON — A successful Advent initiative in Washington is urging people to use the true meaning of the Christmas season to learn more about the Catholic faith and grow closer to Christ. In an ...

Jesus believed that, as he rode into Jerusalem, he was embodying the divine hurricane, meeting head on the cruel western wind of pagan empire and the high-pressure system of national aspiration. The ...

Do you have someone in your life that’s hard to buy for? Maybe it’s someone who already has everything. Maybe it’s someone who is extremely fussy and hard to please. Or maybe it’s that person that ...

“I can’t get anything right. Nothing I do is ever good enough!” Some of us struggle with the issue of perfectionism in our lives. This draining and debilitating psychological condition is a losing ...

Each person who commits to follow Jesus Christ can be blessed by the hope, strength, joy and transformative power of his gospel and his church, leaders said Saturday morning at the 194th Semiannual ...