Across the United States, Thanksgiving is best known as a day of gratitude, family gatherings, and historical reflection. While it is not a military or national holiday, many Americans naturally ...

Legendary composer Irving Berlin wrote his iconic God Bless America for a musical revue while in the Army during World War I, but he shelved it. One hundred years later, it turns out his patriotic ...

Every summer on the Sunday closest to the Fourth of July, a vast array of churches breaks out the red, white and blue bunting and patriotic songs like "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," with salutes ...

TRAVERSE CITY — “You're a Grand Old Flag,” “This Land is Your Land,” “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” “The Old Rugged Cross,” “Michigan, my Michigan.” Throw in prayers and readings from the Declaration ...

Patriotic feelings run high on the Fourth of July. So does the urge to thank God for our country — in song. As well we should. Three perennial favorites, in particular, are as at home closing the ...

“To be a specialist about hymns is rare.” He is also an author/composer who has contributed to several hymn collections. His name adorns number 256, the final song in Hymns for Worship: "God We Sing ...

Yesterday I heard an excellent homily at Mass. The Gospel reading (Mt 10:37-42) had Jesus telling his followers, with the uncompromising language he often used, that nothing comes before God. God ...

This opinion piece was written by Marty Duren, who works in social media and is a teaching pastor at The Fellowship at Two Rivers in Nashville, Tenn. The argument has been made that a strong ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A patriotic tradition returns to Grace Cathedral this Independence Day. Ruth Ohm and Donald Livingston visited Eye on NE Kansas to share information about their Community Worship ...