Abraham & Sarah

1+ year, 3+ day ago   (901+ words) Annie Cellar, president of the Turning Point USA chapter at Texas Christian University, discusses how her college's chapter has changed since Charlie Kirk's passing. "This chapter has been around for about seven years and I became president last year," Annie…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (665+ words) Last month, the Texas State Board of Education adopted a required reading list that includes Bible stories and scriptures at every public-school grade level, from kindergarten through high school. In first grade, for example, students will learn about Jonah and…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (167+ words) “Your name will no longer be Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations” (Genesis 17:5). Each signals a pivotal redemptive-historical turn. Abram’s case inaugurates the line through which Messiah comes (Matthew…...

6+ mon, 2+ hour ago   (205+ words) A Reflection for the Saturday in the Octave of Easter When Jesus had risen, early on the first day of the week,he appeared first to Mary Magdalene,out of whom he had driven seven demons.She went and told…...

1+ year, 1+ week ago   (181+ words) “John the Baptist called Jesus the Lamb of God because Jesus is too holy and wonderful for him to even untie his shoes,” says Mitchell, 8. Before John the Baptist proclaimed Jesus as the Lamb of God,... “John the Baptist…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (427+ words) Easter Sunday’s Gospel describes an absence that confounds the disciples but prepares them for the Presence their hearts so deeply desire. St. John tells us that when he entered the tomb and saw the burial cloths, “…he believed” (Jn. 20:8). What…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1222+ words) The cross. To some this represents the ultimate act of foolishness, and to others the ultimate act of love and sacrifice. The reality of the cross is that it comes with contrasts. Yet when you examine them thoroughly, you will…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (675+ words) The stories of Jesus have so many twists and turns that you, seeing the headline for this column, are probably already spinning up surprising moments. All these moments were designed to shock the original hearers. After 2,000 years of retelling, we’ve…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (522+ words) Let’s go back to Judea and die with Him. We are not sure if the Apostle Thomas was cracking wise or being serious when he said that. What we are sure of is this: Thomas was nowhere to be found…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (349+ words) Church and World, santoral The Sorrow of Jesus’ Loss in the Temple and the Joy of His Finding Seventh Sunday of Saint Joseph The pain of losing Jesus for three days in Jerusalem is contemplated, as they searched for him…...