22+ min ago  (387+ words) Editor's note: The'following is an excerpt from "I'Am Going, second edition" by Daniel L. Akin,'released by B&H Publishing'(June 2026)." After Jesus rose from the dead, he appeared to his disciples and said, to them: "All authority has been given…...

51+ min ago  (825+ words) In my early years I was a member of the Methodist church where I was baptized as a child and eventually became a lector for the church. I always felt I was a very faith-filled person, but that something was…...

55+ min ago  (191+ words) In April, the Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque announced plans to reorganize, with a Charles City priest reassigned to Cedar Rapids." That's Archbishop Thomas Zinkula who said the Archdiocese would reorganize its 160 parishes serving 180, 000 Catholics into 24 pastorates beginning July 14th, which is…...

41+ min ago  (519+ words) A Scriptural Reflection on the Readings for Sunday, July 12, 2026. July 11, 2026 Carl E. Olson The Dispatch 0 Print Readings: " Isa 55: 10-11 " Psa 65: 10, 11, 12-13, 14 " Rom 8: 18-23 " Matt 13: 1-23 This Sunday's readings each refer, in some way, to creation and the natural world. And each also reveals something about…...

56+ min ago  (60+ words) Patricia Heaton shares faith journey, how trust in God transformed her career Fox News Patricia Heaton shares faith journey, how trust in God transformed her career Actress Patricia Heaton details her Catholic upbringing and a pivotal moment in Los Angeles....

1+ hour, 10+ min ago  (664+ words) At American Lutheran Church, we have entered the season after Pentecost, sometimes called the "green season" because of the color used on our church altar and lectern. Green suggests growth, and this part of the church year invites us to…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (775+ words) Detractors and attackers were the target of a stirring speech at the Annual Twelfth celebrations in Rossnowlagh. Rt Wor. Bro. Harold Henning, the newly appointed Grand Master of Ireland, told the crowd he strongly condemned the "intolerance" shown towards Heather…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (236+ words) Biblical scholarship, theological research, and Christian apologetics. Defending the faith through Scripture and sound doctrine. The antichrist is a biblical figure, empowered by Satan, who will come on the world stage and end up controlling most, if not all, of…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago  (924+ words) KIDAPAWAN Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo celebrated two decades since his ordination as a Catholic prelate on Feb. 2, 2006. After serving as auxiliary to then-Cotabato archbishop and later Cardinal Orlando Quevedo, Bagaforo assumed his current position in eastern Cotabato province. Bishop Bagaforo…...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (940+ words) By Dr. John Bergsma Ordinary Time focuses on the growth of the Church. I would prefer we called it "Extraordinary Time," because there is nothing ordinary about the Second Person of the Divinity becoming en-fleshed in our presence through the…...