It also does not mean that we must give up our unique responsibility in the preservation of the church’s apostolic communion ...

Entitlement is not generally seen as a commendable virtue. Think of the beatitudes: "Blessed are the poor in spirit … those ...

Spanish theologian Cristina Inogés argued in a recent document that “Christianity should never have become a religion.” ...

John Brummett, whose column appears regularly in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, is a member of the Arkansas Writers' Hall of Fame. Email him at [email protected]. Read his @johnbrummett ...

Love it or hate it, “The 12 Days of Christmas” is a staple tune of, well, Christmas. Singing it over and over again, or ...

Q. 711. What is the meaning and use of the Beatitudes in general? A. (1) In general the Beatitudes embrace whatever pertains to the perfection of Christian life, and they invite us to the practice ...

Let us also be mindful of Our Lord’s directives in the Sermon on the Mount, where he proclaimed the Beatitudes, “the heart of Jesus’ preaching” (Catechism of the Catholic Church ...

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar, and Cardinal Robert McElroy, Bishop of San Diego, took part on ...

While we often use linguistic tools to complicate simple things, or to simplify the complex, an elegant use of these literary tools can help amplify meaning, make the point ... beautiful sermon ever ...

As the Nobel Committee gets ready to admit a new writer into the pantheon, our critic asks: Is greatness overrated?