Consider how reassuring are the words of the First Letter of Peter today: new birth into a living hope, an imperishable inheritance kept in heaven, and protection by the power of God.

Why do you believe what you believe? What makes you so sure that your faith isn’t simply wishful thinking? What do you cling to, when people challenge the tenets of religious belief? What makes the gospel more than just a ghost story to you?

No one saw much potential in Billy. It's not that the staff at the orphanage thought badly about him; they just didn't think much about him at all. He seemed to feel comfortable floating beneath everyone's notice—not getting in trouble but not getting much attention either.

My dad was a regular attendee of wakes and funerals. The natural politician in him made it a good way to stay connected with his people: family, friends, and business associates.

Sisters and brothers, we ask for the Lord's mercy, which endures forever, and his love, which is everlasting.

Faith without doubt is nothing but death.