1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1461+ words) When Peter stood up at Pentecost, his audience was entirely Jewish. What did they hear when he declared that "the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (699+ words) Speaking with disarming passion, a Belgian priest visiting the minor seminary where I was then studying in the mid-1950s railed against the disunity he saw among the Christian churches. "A scandal!" is what he called it. We students were taken aback....

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1483+ words) The following is an adapted version of an article written by Orsolya Ferenczi-B'nis, originally published in Hungarian in'Magyar Kr'nika. Pentecost is the celebration of the coming of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the Church. How can we feel…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (757+ words) On the solemnity of Pentecost, St. Augustine reminds us to reflect on the the necessity of a globally unified Church, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. On May 24, Catholics around the world celebrate the solemnity of Pentecost " the day…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (743+ words) NORTH BRANCH " Wilson Almand doesn't like to talk about himself, or about his woodworking talent. But he will talk about his belief that everyone has gifts that can be used to build up the Church." "We all have the ability…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (15+ words) Biblical scholarship, theological research, and Christian apologetics. Defending the faith through Scripture and sound doctrine....

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (15+ words) EWTN Global Catholic Television Network...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1915+ words) Abraham (R) y Melquisedec (L). By Juan Antonio de Fr'as y Escalante, 1633. Source. The book of Hebrews in the New Testament portion of the Bible conclusively shows the superiority of the New Covenant, instituted by Jesus Christ, compared to the Old Covenant,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (567+ words) Hold both pictures in mind: the gold and the linen, the splendor and the plainness. The whole rite turns on the moment one becomes the other. So does the gospel. Heaven's door swings on the hinge of humility. Then, on…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (349+ words) The latest criticism of GAFCON's Abuja settlement raises a fair question, though not a fatal one: how does a confessional Anglican communion distinguish between first-order doctrine and secondary disagreement? That is a serious question. But it is not answered by…...