Experiencing The Word

Israeli tourist punched by stranger who ripped off his yarmulke in NYC: cops
By Larry Celona, Joe Marino, and Amanda Woods The New York Post An Israeli tourist with ties to the IDF

Pope reaffirms dialogue with Jews as he marks 60th anniversary of a key document
In the text, “Nostra Aetate,” Latin for “In Our Time,” the Catholic Church deplored antisemitism in every form and repudiated

Shutdown a ‘double whammy’ for federal workers after earlier cuts, say clergy offering aid
‘When the government shuts down in the Maryland, Virginia, DC area, that’s like Ford Motor Company shutting down in Detroit,’

Blackout 2025: Onyx Impact Uncovers 15,723 Attempts to Erase Black Progress
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE – Onyx Impact’s Blackout report documents 15,723 efforts in 2025 to erase or distort Black history, health, education,

Once filled with pigeons, historic D.C. church undergoes $30M renovation
Founded in 1907, National Baptist Memorial Church has deteriorated over the decades. A $30 million restoration effort seeks to remake

Woman says she spoke with Michigan church shooter amid attack and ‘he let me live’
Lisa Louis says she was next to her mortally wounded father when the attacker approached and asked a question. The

Adam Hamilton, mega-church pastor, wins Dem Senate primary. Now comes the hard part.
With a record-setting fundraising haul, Hamilton still faces an uphill battle to become Kansas’ first Democratic senator in nearly a

This historic divinity school is offering the first doctoral degree in ‘AI and Moral Agency’
Shaw University Divinity School hopes to be the first theological school accredited by the Association of Theological Schools to offer

These Catholic sisters want to start a new order with a difficult mission: Helping clergy abuse survivors
Sister Theresa Aletheia and Sister Danielle Lussier are the only community of religious sisters in the Catholic Church fully dedicated

Inside a Christian mother’s fight against ICE activity in Chicago
The second episode of ‘Faith on the Immigration Frontline’ follows Audrey Luhmann, mother of eight, as she patrols courthouses, responds

Amid ICE killings, more than 100 clergy from across the US stage protest at Delaney Hall
‘I am sick and tired of waking up every morning to see another loved one is dead,’ said Charlene Walker,

Pope marks July 4 by praying in Lampedusa for migrants who died seeking freedom and prosperity
By Nicole Winfield and Andrea Rosa LAMPEDUSA, Sicily (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, who has sparred with the Trump administration over its
Bible Verse
AUGUST 2026
“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
1 John 3: 1-3, 16-18
Pray
AUGUST 2026
- That God's Word will remain true and undefiled by man and his devilish schemes.
- For strength, protection and encouragement for senior citizens as they navigate through health challenges, generational differences and financial woes.
- For our children, that God's presence, wisdom, and blessings will infiltrate their lives, helping them grow spiritually, emotionally and physically.
- For the world's hungry, homeless, displaced and widowed.