First Baptist Church, 2350 Central Ave., will hold Classic Service at 9 a.m. Sunday, with Celebration Service at 10:30 a.m. Connect Groups will also meet at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Online worship will ...

The Bible is not known for being a humorous book. Yet, it often speaks about laughter. What does it say? And why do we never ...

Area houses of worship are invited to share their news for our free weekly listings. Email information to Mercury Editor Tony ...

The world wants us to believe that on Valentine’s Day, love is about lavish gifts, decadent chocolate, fancy meals, gorgeous ...

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal ...

Women In the New Evangelization retreat last year, Alyssa Bormes met a woman who had previously been away from the Church for over 40 years.

Truth is not just an abstract concept. Truth is found in Jesus Christ. "If indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in ...

Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,” says Jeremiah in this Sunday's readings. Msgr. Joseph Prior compares the prophet's plea with the Beatitudes of Jesus, which encourage his disciples to place ...

Bon Iver have released their new single, "Everything Is Peaceful Love," with a wonderfully charming video directed by ...

The grocery stores are brimming with cards heralding the arrival of Valentine’s Day. Many cards speak of romantic love, but ...

Philosophers have always wrestled with how love can be so morally important, yet so personal and even arbitrary.

But there is a great consolation in being loved distinctly. And this love extends to the world around us: You may know the ...