'We see ourselves, not in competition within the church, but...with secular media.'

'The avoidance of these funeral rites may short-circuit grief and healing,' bishop said.

Given the state of race relations in our country it may seem superfluous to be writing about the remembrance of a person who is popularly portrayed in the culture as a white bearded jolly fellow in a red suit and black boots with a sack overloaded with presents for expectant children waiting and dr

Each Advent Christians reminisce about the humble yet earth-shaking birth of Christ.

What community needs now is for businesses to come back, to provide jobs for young people.

On Dec 3 a Staten Island grand jury decided not to indict New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner on July 17 The decision arrives less than two weeks after a grand jury on Nov 24 reached a similar decision in the case of Ferguson Mo police officer Darren Wil