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Nearly 90% of the world’s Christians celebrated the most important holiday in their faith last Sunday, but for those in the Eastern Orthodox tradition — including about 20,000 in the Baltimore area — Easter, or Pascha, takes place this weekend. Fr. Louis Nopros is used to the theological quirk.

Nopros, 69, is the head priest at St. ...Read more

Q: Dear Rabbi Gellman, bravo, bravo and thank you for your cogent lessons on the relationship between the Jewish Passover and the Christian Easter. I spent my high school years in the seminary studying for the Catholic priesthood (in the ’60s, so I am OLD!). We were taught, and I have never forgotten, that our Jewish ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: If Jesus was truly all-knowing and humble, why did He ask and answer His own questions, even claiming that He spoke as God Himself? – J.Q.

A: Jesus is the only man who ever lived who was sinless. He could stand in front of men and ask, “Which of you convicts Me of sin?” (John 8:46, NKJV). He ...Read more

BALTIMORE — As the United States’ and Israel’s 40-day war on Iran entered its first ceasefire Tuesday, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori condemned the antagonism that propelled it and urged prayers for peace.

“At a time when the threat of expanded conflict and the suffering of innocent lives weigh heavily upon the conscience of the ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: If the first people – Adam and Eve – were created perfect, why did they bring to this world what is called “the great fall”? They had to be untamed to end up sowing such evil as taught “in the beginning.” Why would God create such creatures that produced a son like Cain, who killed his ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I recently saw a book titled “What’s Wrong with the World?” The author puts forth the answer: Sin is responsible for the state of the world. It seems that the real answer with what’s wrong with the world is evil. If we could find a way to obliterate evil, we wouldn’t be concerned ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Celebrating Easter troubles me. What is the meaning of Jesus saying when He was on the cross, “It is finished,” and then He died? – W.C.

A: At Eastertime, we remember the significance of Jesus’ death upon the cross. Choirs across the world sing, “When I survey the wondrous cross,” and ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Reginald Bellamy was playing poker with his buddies in the back of the day room at the old Baltimore City Detention Center when he heard the voice that changed his life.

A religious service was underway in the room at the same time. As the female preacher spoke of God’s mercy, Bellamy rushed toward the pulpit, threw his arms ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: It seems to me that Easter is greatly overshadowed by Christmas and that people are not as prone to celebrate Jesus at Easter as they are at Christmas. One of my friends said it was easier to accept the birth of a little baby as a gift to the world than a Jesus who died at the hands of people. – C...Read more