If you look at the news, at our politics, at the general temper of everything in our national dialogue, we are a people screaming, “Pray for us.” Jesus tells us to “pray for our enemies.” However, how ...

In my last column, I asked, “Are we willing to pray for our political enemies?” This is an uncomfortable question, because we know we are not supposed to have enemies. Yet when we think of the parable ...

Lent is almost over, and I must say, I am relieved: this is not my favorite liturgical season. Give me the little pleasures of Ordinary Time, or the serene expectation of Advent, rather than the sober ...

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. One major ...

Young Dolph will be releasing his Bulletproof album on Saturday (April 1). The Memphis rapper provides one last preview of the LP via the new track "I Pray for My Enemies." The song features a heavy ...

Praying for our dead enemies. How many times have you heard to do that? In my case, quite a few. That they weren’t evil, no one truly is evil to the core, that they were the victims of circumstance, ...

This could get religious so you can just read on or head on over to see what Diane Boit discovered this week. Jesus left us with all sorts of simple stuff for us to struggle with. For instance he told ...

The path to holiness and sainthood, Pope Francis said, requires imitating Christ by loving our enemies and praying for those who wrong us even when it is difficult. "It's true, God the Father is ...

There is always a moment at church on Sunday when the Pastor instructs the congregation to pray for their enemies. Pastor begins to run down a list of said enemies from family, to friends to ex-lovers ...

I’ll be the first to admit my spiritual life isn’t as lively as it should be. Little things illuminate that fact — like church bells, the occasional benediction humming through my mind during traffic, ...