One Sunday some time ago, I was browsing through Spotify playlists — gospel and blues from the mid-20th century, mostly. At times I find myself wishing for a little more variety in the religious ...

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.” Interesting is inadequate to describe ...

Sandy Grant, Anglican Dean of Sydney, prepared these prayers for a service earlier this week. Today, Sunday, December 21, has ...

69. Cullen — An Irish surname meaning "holly tree," this name gained popularity as a given name thanks to the family of ...

Linus famously reminded Charlie Brown about the real meaning of Christmas when he recited the angel’s words: “I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born ...

MARY’S perpetual virginity is one of the four Marian dogmas that Catholics must accept and believe, along with her as Mother ...

This idea states that time is divided into eras or dispensations. Another way to describe the word dispensation is to say ...

And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed ...

The eternal God, the second person of the Trinity, entered into humanity as a baby in His mother’s womb and was born without ...

In their response to God’s invitation, both Mary and Joseph show complete trust in God’s plan, even when its outcome is unclear. Msgr. Joseph Prior explains the readings for the Fourth Sunday of ...

If the Bible often refers to the death of the wicked and the eternal life of the righteous, why would we believe wicked human ...

Bishop Harris died Dec. 9 after a “long battle with cancer,” said his daughter Carlotta Harrell, who’s also chair of the ...