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From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I was appalled at the degrading entertainment displayed at the Super Bowl halftime show. The alternative wasn’t much better. How can people from all persuasions claim that they live for Jesus while continuing to be conformed to the things of the world? Some famous personalities had their Jesus ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My friend claims her grandmother was a perfect person, and she was an atheist. When I asked her how this could be, she said that her grandmother followed the law perfectly and had no need to repent. She said her grandmother simply lived a life full of compassion and mercy for others. Is this ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon and the Vatican denied allegations of a rift following Pope Leo XIV’s criticism of the Trump administration and a news report of a contentious meeting between a papal envoy and a top U.S. defense official.

In separate statements, the two sides professed an eagerness to get along, saying the meeting that occurred in...Read more

Nearly 90% of the world’s Christians celebrated the most important holiday in their faith last Sunday, but for those in the Eastern Orthodox tradition — including about 20,000 in the Baltimore area — Easter, or Pascha, takes place this weekend. Fr. Louis Nopros is used to the theological quirk.

Nopros, 69, is the head priest at St. ...Read more

Q: Dear Rabbi Gellman, bravo, bravo and thank you for your cogent lessons on the relationship between the Jewish Passover and the Christian Easter. I spent my high school years in the seminary studying for the Catholic priesthood (in the ’60s, so I am OLD!). We were taught, and I have never forgotten, that our Jewish ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: If Jesus was truly all-knowing and humble, why did He ask and answer His own questions, even claiming that He spoke as God Himself? – J.Q.

A: Jesus is the only man who ever lived who was sinless. He could stand in front of men and ask, “Which of you convicts Me of sin?” (John 8:46, NKJV). He ...Read more

BALTIMORE — As the United States’ and Israel’s 40-day war on Iran entered its first ceasefire Tuesday, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori condemned the antagonism that propelled it and urged prayers for peace.

“At a time when the threat of expanded conflict and the suffering of innocent lives weigh heavily upon the conscience of the ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: If the first people – Adam and Eve – were created perfect, why did they bring to this world what is called “the great fall”? They had to be untamed to end up sowing such evil as taught “in the beginning.” Why would God create such creatures that produced a son like Cain, who killed his ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I recently saw a book titled “What’s Wrong with the World?” The author puts forth the answer: Sin is responsible for the state of the world. It seems that the real answer with what’s wrong with the world is evil. If we could find a way to obliterate evil, we wouldn’t be concerned ...Read more