“He’s known for his benedictions,” my husband said. I didn’t know someone could specialize in benedictions, the brief blessings given at the end of a service. I wondered what made his specia ...

The implication of Martyn's thesis is that the Gospel of John is not, as might first appear, a generally and vehemently anti-Semitic (more accurately, anti-Jewish) document, but a response to a ...

There was a new demand for orthodoxy, and other groups, as well as Christians, were being suppressed. The effect of the anti-Christian addition to benediction twelve seems to have varied among the ...

People do crazy things for love. In the ancient world, Jacob worked for Laban seven years to marry his daughter Rachel—and ...

By Deacon Frank Agnoli The Catholic Messenger This is the fourth article in our series about two re-translated liturgical ...

The Great Commission is one of the earliest statements of trinitarian creedalism; along with the apostolic benediction of ... proclaims the freedom of the Christian man, expressing his deliverance ...

Father Thomas Oyode, the rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Nigeria’s Diocese of Auchi who was abducted ...

The Rev. D.G. Hollums, pastor at Zia United Methodist Church, blesses shelter pup Rory during a blessing of the animals at St. John's United Methodist Church on Saturday. The blessing, which ...

He emphasized that while Tokhu Emong is known as a festival of feasting, it should be observed in alignment with Christian ...

According to a report by the International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, known as “Intersociety,” more than 150,000 religiously motivated civilian deaths have been recorded in ...

Model Christian College celebrated its 2nd Annual Autumn Fest on November 2 under the theme "Embracing the Present." The ...

Around 20 vendors will provide craft items and baked goods from noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2. Those attending can do some of their Christmas shopping at ...