Mardi Gras is a French expression meaning Fat Tuesday. It refers to the last day of indulgence allowed before Christians ...

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ʻalayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.

“For the sin of not walking through the doors God opens for me.” That was what a rabbi I dated many years ago, when I was in my 20s and living in Los Angeles, said as we performed the tashlich ritual.

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Muslims this week (September 30) mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan with the festive Eid al Fitr, and the Jewish High Holidays begin Monday evening (September 29) with ...

Each year, millions of Christians approach the altar to receive a small cross of ashes on their foreheads. But where did this ...

One of the greatest blessings which Allah bestows upon His servants is that He gives them an opportunity to turn to Him in repentance. He also made repentance a safe resort and secure refuge which is ...

This time of year, the Christian Church finds itself observing one of its oldest seasons of the Church Year, that of Lent. Lent is a time of reflection, repentance, and preparation and anticipation.

As I drove into the church parking lot that Saturday morning, long forgotten emotions began to surge within. As a former associate pastor and 30-year member here at Redwood Chapel, I had been invited ...

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