In the preview for this column in the April print magazine, the question was posed: “What does it mean to testify?” But in light of the ongoing conversations, initiatives and movements to advance the ...

Pope Francis arrives to lead an audience with members of the Neocatechumenal Way in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican June 27, 2022. The movement was preparing to send priests and 450 families on ...

Elder Henry B. Eyring encouraged members to be true disciples of Jesus Christ and to preach the Gospel. 'Those of us who are under the baptismal covenant have promised to offer the gospel to others,' ...

Sunday, Nov. 15, is the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A). Mass Readings: Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31; Psalm 128:1-5; 1 Thessalonians 6:1-6; Matthew 25:14-30. Today’s readings start with ...

The fourth Gospel has frequent pauses after events and miracles to engage in long discourses. These often take the form of debates between Jesus and his critics, designated as the “Jews,” an odd ...

The 21st-century makes demands of those who want to communicate the richness of the gospel. At the Los Angeles Coliseum in 1963, Helmut Thielicke, a distinguished German theologian and preacher, heard ...

Sunday, May 16, is the Seventh Sunday of Easter. Mass Readings: Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47:2-3, 6-9; Ephesians 4:1-13; Mark 16:15-20. It’s the Seventh Sunday of Easter, but most readers of this will be ...

Currently, I serve as Assistant Professor of Homiletics at Virginia Theological Seminary. Our theological institution turns 200 in 2023. To celebrate and commemorate the occasion, our Seminary ...

In the final homily of his trip to South America Pope Francis said that a key aspect of Christian spirituality and evangelization is to have a welcoming attitude toward others, especially those most ...

And why it’s important to say so. When it comes to the enduring question of word versus deed in the Christian’s calling, the issue is always one of balance. How are Christians to think about the ...

Have you ever decided to not tell the truth? I’m sure you have. Why? What were you afraid of? Upsetting someone? Disappointing someone? Offending someone? I’m convinced that many Christians do not ...