By Judith Niewiadomski, Yonkers Why do we have a National Day of Prayer? First, to come together as a national community and ...

November in the Catholic-Christian tradition is the month of All Souls. It is a special time set aside to remember, honor, pray, and offer Holy Masses for the repose of the souls of our deceased loved ...

Prayers for the faithful departed are not just for All Souls’ Day or the month of November. The Sacred Scriptures (2 Maccabees 12:45) and the Church (CCC 958) remind Catholics of the importance of ...

I wrote in my last column about February, when I led a tour group of Jews and Christians to Israel, and we visited several communities along the Gaza Strip. I mentioned a town called Netiv HaAsarah ...

Spiritual wisdom teaches us that “we die as we have lived.” Our entire lives are blessings in themselves, even as they are also opportunities for us to prepare well for a holy death and to live ...

This feature is coordinated by The Post-Standard/Syracuse.com and InterFaith Works of CNY. Follow this theme and author posted Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. In the ...

"Abandon all varieties of duties and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear." – ...