Faith
Remembrance Sunday: King Leads Silence as Veterans Day Nears
Britain fell silent at the Cenotaph on Sunday, three days before Veterans Day. Here is what John 15:13 teaches families about honoring…
Kraków’s Churches Call Poland to Prayer as Nation Mourns Square Attack
Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś invited the city to a Sunday Mass at St. Mary’s Basilica, saying hatred cannot have the last word, as…
“Father Forgive”: How Coventry Answered Its Darkest Night With Mercy
On November 14, 1940, bombs left an English city and its cathedral in ruins. The next morning, its church leaders chose forgiveness,…
From the Founder: Why Every Upstormed Story Is Our Own, and Why That Matters to Me
Jonathan Anthony Burkett explains why Upstormed is committed to original, honest work, why every magazine story now lives in full on Upstormed…
Stand Still, Then Go Forward: What the Red Sea Teaches Us When We Feel Trapped
Israel stood between an army and the sea with nowhere to run. Their story shows how God meets us when every road…
When Plans Fall Apart: How to Help Your Child Handle Disappointment
A canceled trip, a lost game, a friend who said no. Here is a calm, practical way to walk alongside your child…
Kindness Is Good Medicine: What Science Says About Helping Others
World Kindness Day is Friday, November 13. Research suggests that small, regular acts of kindness may be good for your mood and…
Operation Christmas Child Sets Nov. 16-23 Shoebox Week, Aims to Reach 12.8M Kids
Churches and families are packing shoebox gifts ahead of Samaritan’s Purse’s National Collection Week, with nearly 5,000 drop-off sites nationwide. Here’s what…
Desmond Doss: The Unarmed Medic Who Kept Going Back Up Hacksaw Ridge
On Wednesday, November 11, America will pause for Veterans Day. It is a good week to remember a soldier who never carried…
“It’s Time!” The Early-Christmas Debate Is Back. Here’s a Gentler Family Plan
At the stroke of midnight on November 1, Mariah Carey did what millions of fans now wait for every year. She posted…
Windows Open Toward Jerusalem: What Daniel in the Lions’ Den Teaches Us About Prayer
Most of us learned the story of Daniel in the lions’ den as children. We remember the lions, the stone rolled over…
Pope Leo Urges Uruguay to ‘Build’ Peace as 12-Day Latin America Trip Begins
Weeks after lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV began his longest trip yet in secular Uruguay, calling people to build bridges of…
Pope Leo XIV Prays for Departed Bishops, Points to the Grain of Wheat
At a Nov. 5 Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica for 7 cardinals and 136 bishops who died this past year, Pope Leo…
“Here Am I; Send Me”: New Path Lets Troops Train as Chaplains Before Veterans Day
A new Pentagon program will pay for some active-duty troops to earn theology degrees and become military chaplains without leaving service. As…
Two Minutes at Gettysburg: How 272 Words Gave a Grieving Nation Hope
This November 19 marks 163 years since one of the shortest speeches in American history. It took about two minutes to deliver.…
Sojourner Truth: Sold at Nine, She Rose to Speak Truth to a Divided Nation
Some people inherit a voice. Others have to fight for every word. Sojourner Truth was born into slavery, sold away from her…
Where Are the Nine? What the One Leper Who Came Back Teaches Us About Thanks
It is one of the shortest miracle stories in the Gospels, only nine verses long. But it asks one of the most…
Bob Dylan Meets Pope Leo XIV as Isaiah’s Swords-to-Plowshares Hope Echoes
Bob Dylan met Pope Leo XIV briefly at the Vatican on Nov. 4, months after the pope quoted a Dylan peace song…
A Cheerful Giver: Shoebox Season Begins as Operation Christmas Child Nears
With Operation Christmas Child’s collection week set for Nov. 16-23, families have about ten days to pack shoeboxes. Here is what to…
Six Years Old and Praying: Ruby Bridges’ Brave Walk, Nov. 14, 1960
On the morning of November 14, 1960, a six-year-old girl walked up the steps of a school in New Orleans. Four federal…
Homeless at Fourteen, Not Forgotten: A Chapter From Jonathan Anthony Burkett’s Story
There is a line from Jonathan Anthony Burkett’s memoir that many readers carry with them: “You know my name, not my story.…
Daughter, Go in Peace: What the Woman Who Touched His Hem Teaches Us
Have you ever felt invisible in a crowd? Surrounded by people, yet no one really sees what you are carrying. The Gospel…
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Is on Netflix: A Family Movie Night Guide
Some Christmas stories make you laugh. Some make you cry. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever manages to do both, and it may…
Marian Anderson: The Church Choir Girl Whose Voice Rose Over a Closed Door
On Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939, a 42-year-old contralto stepped up to a microphone on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in…