According to one writer, John Calvin had a view of the role of preaching that could almost be called sacramental. What did Calvin believe theologically about the role of preaching, and how right was ...

My already passionate commitment to the task of preaching was further enhanced when as a young seminarian I was exposed to the theology of Karl Barth. According to Kurt Anders Richardson, "Barth ...

It's been posited that God speaks to us through circumstances: blocked pathways, dreams, feelings, inspirations, music, nature, symbols, tender mercies, thoughts and visions. Some say he communicates ...

I have always loved the Acts of the Apostles and have often recommended it to those who are approaching the Bible for the first time. Filled with colorful narratives, adventure, martyrdom, persecution ...

Anthony Correnti, 35, grew up a churchgoing Catholic in Salem, Massachusetts, but he drifted from the Church as a young man. He says as a student at Arizona State University he spent much of his time ...

Patty Locklear of Newport News remembers two moments in her life when she truly felt the undeniable, immediately palpable presence of God. The first was when she was about 5 years old, and saw a ...

I do not think I can properly thank Daniel J. Harrington, S.J., for all he has done for me, for my brother Jesuits, for all of his students, for Catholic scholars and for Christians around the ...

If you cannot hear, this will alter your ability to speak. In meeting the deaf man with a speech impediment, Jesus first addresses his deafness. He puts his finger into the man’s ears, then spits and ...