1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (460+ words) In the 1980s, the media gave them the name "televangelists." These were men (and a few women) who preached a "prosperity gospel," which claimed that God would reward donors who gave money to their "ministries." Jim Bakker, who died Monday at…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1010+ words) Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are available here. The first 56 volumes are compiled in the book "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was published in December 2022. Thanks for joining us…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (922+ words) Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are available here. The first 56 volumes are compiled in the book "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was published in December 2022. Now that you know…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (558+ words) I have been thinking about the last days. I say that carefully. I am not setting a date, and I have no interest in assigning a figure from Revelation to a politician I disagree with. I have watched sincere people…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (666+ words) Patrick Clancy's interview on "60 Minutes" was among the most riveting, painful and spiritually challenging conversations I have witnessed in years. It was not merely an interview about a criminal trial or a family tragedy. It was the testimony of a…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1070+ words) "You should get killed on the spot." That was waiting in my Facebook inbox, tucked between a listener asking about the show and somebody’s grandmother sharing a Bible verse. The writer called me a liar. A propagandist. Several other things…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (998+ words) The late afternoon sun catches the twin spires of the Archabbey Basilica at St. Vincent College, casting a long shadow across the pristine practice fields of the Pittsburgh Steelers' training camp. For 60 years, this rural patch of Westmoreland County has…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (366+ words) "A glowing light in the darkness of the modern world," is how Collopy thought of Mother Teresa. He was in high school when he first became aware of this simple yet powerful woman via Malcom Muggeridge's film "Something Beautiful for…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (852+ words) Why is TIME magazine working so hard to convince you that young people aren't returning to church? Gallup’s latest numbers show attendance at religious services among young men rising seven points to 40 percent — the highest level recorded since 2012–13. Attendance among…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (349+ words) Of course, as with the three Sisters of Life who just took final vows in their community, their love for the sleepless mother and struggling addict brings them closer to God and serves as an example to the rest of…...