The beards of Orthodox priests are some of their most striking attributes, marking them as different from other Western ...

Paul wrote to Titus about many things, including about how living peacefully with those around us greatly enhances the love ...

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Just days after President Donald Trump referred to Americans as a people ordained by God, lawmakers in North Dakota are ...

Rev. Rick Warren, Evangelical best-selling author, and former mega-pastor, has stirred up controversy with a now-deleted X ...

The English word love covers many meanings, but in Greek we find concepts often known as 'the Four Loves'. This is the story ...

The Bible contains a wealth of wisdom for the modern day pilgrim. While it’s easy to focus on the New Testament and the life ...

This Sunday’s gospel (Luke 1:1-4; 4:12-21) lays down the New Testament fulfillment of the jubilee year which was first commanded by God in the Old Testament (Le ...

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The provocation we receive from today’s reading is not an indictment but an invitation. We are forgetful simply because we ...

In one quote from St. Augustine, he even lists the canon of the Old Testament and it includes the ... it is held most certainly that they were written by Jesus Sirach. They must, however, be ...

Marriage is a divinely instituted covenant that reflects Christ’s love for His Church. While divorce is permitted in limited ...