I made a profession of faith at a summer camp when I was 16 years old, and I was tempted to get baptized right then and there, in the pool at the camp. My motivation to move quickly had little to do ...

Scripture’s description of the church is more than a comparison to human anatomy. I have preached 1 Corinthians 12 more times than I can count. I have preached it at staff retreats with lukewarm ...

Author’s note: I will be on the road during the coming week. Pencil Preaching will resume on Sunday, May 7. Thank you. Pat Marrin "Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you ...

God did not call Christians to follow Him alone but to live as members of the Body of Christ, using their gifts to serve and encourage one another.

We are in the midst of a eucharistic revival in the American Catholic Church. No doubt, we need a revitalization. Mass attendance is declining along with belief in the true presence of Christ. Decades ...

Iam more than a little obsessed with bodies and their limits and possibilities. Maybe it’s because my own body gives me so much trouble. (I have complex Crohn’s disease and live with the aftereffects ...

The risen Christ is depicted in a stained-glass window at St. Aloysius Church in Great Neck, N.Y. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) This essay is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature ...

Evangelicals differ over whether communion is a symbol of Christ or a means to encounter him. A recording of a debate about Jesus’ presence in the elements of the Lord’s Supper has inspired a new ...

Apostle Bolaji O. Akinyemi, a Christian activist and cleric, is the President, Voice of His Word Ministries as well as the Convener, The Apostolic Roundtable (TAC). Dr Akinyemi, Chairman, Board of ...