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Mother Angelica endured excruciating pain for days, refusing pain relievers, before she died on Easter, priest reveals
Mother Angelica was crying in excruciating pain because of her fractured bones but refused to take pain relievers, enduring the pain for days before passing away on Easter Sunday.
Faith after Easter: How to meet Jesus in the everyday
The disciples of Jesus are always portrayed as touchingly human. They share the same bewilderment, frustration and irritation we can imagine for ourselves in their situations.
Why is seven such an important biblical number?
The number seven keeps on cropping up in the Bible.
6 keys to maintaining true, lasting friendships
True friendships take work. Here are six things you can do to make sure yours last.
Growing in rebuke: How to accept correction
Rebuke, reproof and correction are beautiful gifts from God that He dishes out to us through mentors, brothers, disciples and leaders.
Why does ministry have to be so hard?
Vocational ministry is filled with long working hours, messy relationships, financial burdens, spiritual warfare, leadership pressures, social pressures and so much more. The question that many vocational ministers have found themselves asking God is, "Lord, why must it be so hard to serve you?"
Vision isn't enough; here are other things you need to get where you want to go
The King James Version of Proverbs 29:18 says, "Where there is no vision, the people perish." Any company, organization or ministry would know just how important a vision is to growth and development.
Can someone's life ever be ordinary?
Almost anyone would know that to live life to the fullest, we must live in a way that pursues the extraordinary. The greatest dread for many is to live an ordinary, dull, boring and unfulfilling life.
How we get God's power in the wrong way and what we can do about it
Acts 1:8 promises us, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
3 questions to ask yourself before you complain about something
Brits are notorious for complaining - a lot. In winter it's too cold and when the rare heatwave occurs in summer, it's too hot, and the rain? Don't get us started on the rain. Moaning may be an unofficial British pastime but it isn't one that's confined to the island's shores, it's become a common habit worldwide.
How do I decide whether to leave my church?
For most Christians, it's a huge issue. Where should I go to church?
AW Tozer: 10 quotes from a 20th century prophet
Tozer was a masterly preacher, with a gift for pithy phrases and rapier-sharp insights into the Bible and the culture of his time.
5 ways that we can embody Christ's qualities in our lives
As we celebrate Jesus' resurrection, our minds turn to his risen body. During the homily on Easter Sunday, my priest spoke about how in our modern society, Christ has no physical body and no earthly voice - besides the ones we're prepared to give him to use.
Why humility is at the heart of Christianity
If you know you're humble, you'll be quite proud of yourself because humility is hard. But if you're proud, you aren't humble.
We're all addicted to something, but how can we break its hold on us?
One of the biggest myths about addiction is that only addiction to bad substances can become hurtful to someone.
Forgiveness: Why holding onto that grudge will only hurt you
There's nothing more toxic than the poison to the heart that comes through a grudge, and no other poison could be subtler. Toxicity of the heart is far more dangerous in that it doesn't just kill you slowly -- it also kills the people around you.