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CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) – In church last Sunday, I was asked to speak about communion.

Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God” Proverbs 14:31. That’s in the Bible. It follows that there are prominent figures in the MAGA mov ...

We must end the double standard. We need to work toward creating a fair world order — an order based on our shared ...

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Baltimore Museum of Art has expanded its collection of artwork with connections to Baltimore, Senegal, and beyond.

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People take part in a vigil in memory of Texas flooding victims at Travis Park in San Antonio July 7, 2025. Flash floods in ...

Caravaggio's The Entombment of Christ (1602-04) shows Jesus after he has been crucified. I Asked ChatGPT What Would Happen If Billionaires Paid Taxes at the Same Rate as the Middle Class ...