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Picture the scene: a dusty road opening to a vast landscape leading into Jerusalem, the air filled with the anticipation of a significant event. The hushed murmur of a great multitude builds into a thunderous roar of jubilation. Palm branches are waving in the air, coats are laid down on the ground, and children’s laughter […] The post Palm Sunday: Anticipation and Joy Admist the Triumphal Entry of Jesus first appeared on The Story Retold.

Embarking on the path to overcome spiritual blindness is a deeply personal and transformative experience. It demands commitment and patience. While there is no one definitive path, the teachings of the Bible and the example set by Jesus provide the foundational guide. Here are some steps that can help you navigate this journey: Remember that […] The post You Can Overcome Spiritual Blindness first appeared on The Story Retold.

A 40-Day Journey of Reflection and Renewal Lent is a season of profound spiritual significance observed by Christians worldwide, particularly by those adhering to Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and some Protestant denominations. Spanning 40 days, not including Sundays, it is a time of solemn contemplation, penance, and preparation that begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes on […] The post Embracing the Rich History and Biblical Significance of Lent first appeared on The Story Retold.

Officials at Olivet University, a Christian Bible college headquartered in Anza, California, say a sophisticated T visa scheme has fueled a civil lawsuit filed by four former international students who accuse the school and its officials of human labor trafficking. #OlivetUniversity #BibleCollege #DavidJang #California #WorldOlivetAssembly #TVisa

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday highlighted four virtues of St. Joseph — “piety and charity, mercy and trust” — as guides for Catholics in the final days of Advent leading up to Christmas. Speaking during his Angelus address from the window of the Apostolic Palace on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, the pope said the day’s liturgy invited the faithful to reflect on St. Joseph...

Do you live on a farm or in a small town? Is the year 1880? If so, your children’s drift is not so common. For much of Christian history, what children were raised in, they stayed in. The family, clan, or tribe was the unchallenged teacher of beliefs, morals, and attitudes — in short, its religion...

Hong Kong was tense and festive when I arrived for a small 1997 conference about religion coverage in global media. The reason for the odd atmosphere was obvious: In a few days, on July 1, Great Britain would yield control of that great city to the People’s Republic of China...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Richard Moth, a former bishop of Britain’s military ordinariate, as the 12th Archbishop of Westminster, succeeding Cardinal Vincent Nichols who is retiring at the age of 80. A canon lawyer, Bishop Moth, 67, has served as Bishop of Arundel and Brighton in southern England for the past decade...

A retired New York bishop has filed for personal bankruptcy protection in federal court after a state jury verdict found him, along with other officials, personally liable for the collapse of a Catholic hospital pension fund that left about 1,100 retirees without the lifetime monthly payments they were expecting...

The Holy See said on Dec. 19 that Pope Leo XIV had made two new episcopal appointments in the United States, with the Vatican announcing a new bishop for the Diocese of Palm Beach as well as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Phoenix.

When it was first published in 1993, Pope St. John Paul II’s encyclical on the reform of Catholic moral theology, Veritatis Splendor (The Splendor of Truth), dealt a severe blow to the pride of many German theologians, who had long thought themselves the cutting edge of Catholic intellectual life...

The announcement by the Vatican this morning that Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York and appointed Archbishop-designate Ronald Hicks to succeed him will bring a lot of deserved attention to the affable and talented former bishop of Joliet...