Reading Time: 9 minutes By Peter Johnson, University of Dallas The fundamental claim of Christianity is that, “when the …
Family Prayer, One Meal at a Time
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Your Daily Bible Verses — Matthew 9:29-30
ENCOUNTERING THE WORD — YOUR DAILY BIBLE VERSES Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it …
The Blind See—A Reflection for Advent
“And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, ‘Have mercy on us, Son of …
The Drama of Being a Self
Act I: The Lonely Question For Hans Urs von Balthasar, there is no question as important or as lonely as, …
Ukrainian American deacon urges prayers for Ukraine in winter months
ST. LOUIS (CNS) — Ukrainian Americans and newly arrived Ukrainian immigrants in the Midwest spent the last Sunday of November …
A Synoptic Look at the Failures and Successes of Post-Vatican II Liturgical Reforms
Introduction With the promulgation of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, the bishops at Vatican II enthusiastically and …
Suffering from Spiritual A.D.D.
Whenever my son said, “Dad, I’m bored. What are we going to do for fun today?” I knew this meant …
Church urged to focus on African teens coming of age with HIV
NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) — As the international community marked World AIDS Day Dec. 1, some priests, church and agency officials …