The titles "Old" and "New Testament" were used by St. Paul (2 Corinthians, 2:14). The term "testament," as applied to the two parts of the Bible, means: a covenant, agreement, pact.
In the history of the church, there are thousands of individuals who have faithfully tithed 10 percent of their income and who testify that they have seen God’s faithfulness in providing for their ...
In the New Testament we read many times about Jesus' brothers and sisters. Some are named and appear in the Early Church.
In previous columns, I have shown how certain truths of the faith in the New Testament were prefigured and foreshadowed in the Old Testament. Here, I will focus on the Eucharist. There are a ...
Under state law, school boards can allow high schools in their district to offer elective courses on the history and ...
October is traditionally observed as Respect Life Month in our Catholic tradition. Life is God’s first gift to humanity and, ...
A controversial Israeli professor is once again calling for a “rewrite” of the Holy Bible.
# In demonstrating mercy we may begin to acknowledge and lessen our egotism, defensiveness, need to be right, wounded pride, self-absorption with our own pain, feeling sorry for ourselves, ...
Alarmed by abortion and transgender rights, Christian activists are invoking the Old Testament story of Esther ... picks Esther as his new queen. But she does not reveal she is Jewish.
As we read through the Bible, we hear how angels are practically everywhere God is. They appear on nearly every page. They ...
It is a return to the beginning for Testament. The band remastered its 1987 album, "The Legacy," and its 1988 album, "The New Order." It is now playing the albums on its current "Klash of the Titans" ...