Scripture speaks about how God wants us to know him—certainly through informational knowledge but ultimately in a personal ...

In order to pray BOLD prayers, you’ve got to be willing to ask God to search you, break you and send you. It’s in those times ...

A disembodied entity, even one designed to be endlessly validating and informative, could not possibly grasp the full ...

Pope Francis’ 2024 encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus is packed with testimonies from the saints of prayer and devotion ...

Former ESSENCE Editor-in-Chief Susan L. Taylor returns to “In the Spirit” to reflect on legacy, faith, and the power of ...

When we learn that “happiness can’t be taken by the world because it wasn’t given by the world,” we can laugh at the vanities ...

The Bilaam story is, let’s face it, a bit odd. Bilaam—part wizard, part prophet, part snake oil salesman—is on a donkey ride ...

As Mark Rohlena of the Napa Institute reflected, we must never take our priests for granted. ‘We must pray for them every day ...

Wisdom From the 'Philosopher King'—75 Famous Quotes From Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius originally appeared on Parade.

I was struck by conservative Instagrammer Arynne Wexler’s description of liberal women as “androgynous pixie haircut unbathed ...