James Platter accesses ancient scriptures of the prophets, picking through the mire of bloody early Christian history which encompasses several Church traditions (Catholic, Gnostic, Orthodox Christian ...

Let me shock your religious mind: When Paul wrote in 2 Timothy 3:16 that “All scripture is given by inspiration of God”, he was not referring to the Bible. The Bible is neither accurate or complete ...

My husband and I recently went to the movies to watch a new documentary titled “After Death.” The movie explores the narratives of individuals who have undergone near-death experiences, aka “NDEs.” It ...

The Fathers of the Church recognize that the written Scriptures require interpretation. The written texts occasionally are self- evident in their meaning and can be read at face value, but often they ...

Are we sinners in the hands of an angry God as the famous sermon by Early American Protestant preacher and theologian Jonathan Edwards would have it? Or are we children of a loving God? This week’s ...

The 1969 Roman Calendar reform recovered Jan. 1 as the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. This is among the oldest feasts associated with the Octave Day of Christmas and reaffirms a basic truth that ...

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God; all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made.

In this Sunday’s readings from the Sacred Scriptures, we hear the familiar story from the Book of Exodus on the grumblings of God’s people in the desert. The account helps us to understand the Lord’s ...

Several years ago, I started walking three miles each morning with my English lab, no matter the weather. There is something good about closing the gap between oneself and the environment—getting ...