The concept of a seven-day week goes back several millennia, and in Judaism, the seventh day of the week was designated as the Sabbath. This was based on the book of Genesis where, over six days, God ...

“Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all the work: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shall not do any work” (Exodus 20:8-10).

When I asked you, dear readers, in a recent column to share with me the ways you honor the Sabbath Day, I was anticipating a flood of responses from orthodox Jewish readers. I was therefore surprised ...

Twenty-five years ago, St. John Paul II issued one of his most “timely” documents. It has gone largely ignored, which is a great shame, as the fight for the Lord’s Day is being lost all over, in the ...