Following the Star, the devotional series for Advent and Christmas returns to d365.org, starting on December 1st. This series features scripture, prayer, and meditative thoughts accompanied by gentle music. This year’s writers are active members of our three sponsoring denominations.
Vatican to install a webcam at St. Peter’s tomb as part technological outreach for Holy Year
Roman Catholic faithful will be able to view St. Peter’s tomb remotely as part of the Vatican’s technological outreach with its far-flung flock during the upcoming Holy Year.
Missouri Judge Upholds Ban On Gender-Affirming Medical Care For Trans Youth
A Missouri circuit court judge on Monday declined to restore access to gender-affirming care for minors in the state, ruling in a 74-page judgment that a law banning children from accessing medical care is constitutional.
Bishop TD Jakes receives medical care after ‘slight health incident’
After an hour of preaching during the weekend worship service at his Dallas megachurch, Bishop T.D. Jakes was praying and speaking the words “my strength, my Redeemer,” when he lowered his mic and appeared to be shaking in the chair…
I Believe in Miracles. Just Not All of Them.
I want to begin with a wonderful and mysterious story.
Stephen Colbert Offers Up A Scathing 3-Word Prayer For Donald Trump
Stephen Colbert called out Donald Trump’s “farm-team of far-right weirdos” hoping for a spot in the president-elect’s incoming administration.
Why Is The Latest Movie On The Life Of Jesus About, uh, Mixed Martial Arts?
What if, in his early days as a humble carpenter in Nazareth, before he amassed his 12 disciples or turned water into wine, Jesus befriended a mixed martial arts fighter?
Wall Street’s Most Famous Evangelical Sentenced in Unprecedented Fraud Case
Christian philanthropist and one-time billionaire Bill Hwang was sentenced to 18 years on Wednesday for Wall Street fraud that amounted to $10 billion in losses.
Why you should get to know Thomas Aquinas, even 800 years after he lived
Some years ago, I was rushing past the treasures of the Louvre in Paris, on the way to the “Mona Lisa,” when a painting stopped me in my tracks.
How a Dark Sense of Humor Can Save You from Cynicism
“Adark sense of humor can be an early sign of dementia.” I didn’t read that in a peer-reviewed medical study but on a social media meme, right before I left the platform formerly known as Twitter for bluer skies.
Pope to make late Italian teenager Carlo Acutis the first millennial saint on April 27
Pope Francis said he will canonize Carlo Acutis next April, setting the eagerly awaited date for the late teenager to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial and digital-era saint.
Young, observant Jews find a place to protest Israel in the Halachic Left
In the first months of the Israel-Hamas war, some of the loudest critics and the largest pro-Palestinian rallies originated with progressive Jewish-led groups such as IfNotNow and Jewish Voice for Peace. Both welcome non-Jews, and their Jewish members span from…











