From Axios: Vermont (75%), New Hampshire (66%) and Maine (66%) have the highest share of adults who say they never or seldom attend church or religious services, compared to the national average of 49%, per a new Axios analysis of Household Pulse Survey data. Why it matters: More than three-quarters of Americans say religion’s role in public... Continue Reading →
Surrender and Forgiveness Leads to Miracles
There are many people who pray asking great things from the Lord, yet do not experience miracles in their lives. They wonder why. I believe it is because to be granted miracles, we must surrender ourselves to God. If we do not, we are praying that our will be done, and not the will of the Father. Consider this verse in... Continue Reading →
Saint Dismas – The Good Thief
[Jan Provoost, c 1500, “The Crucifixion”. Northern Renaissance] The crucifixion was the supreme Sacrifice by Christ – suffering on which we focus with particular intensity from the start of Passiontide until the culmination of the death of Our Lord at Calvary on Good Friday. When we contemplate the suffering of Christ, His agony in the... Continue Reading →
PRAY.COM Launches Riveting Second Season of ‘Heroes in the Bible’ Hosted by Dr. Tony Evans
Beginning with the foretelling of the Messiah’s arrival and the birth of John the Baptist, the second season of this series casts a light on the life of Christ—from His humble birth to His sacrificial act of redemption.
Chinese Christians detained for links to ‘illegal organization’
Nine Chinese Christians belonging to a Protestant house church have remained in police detention following their arrest ten days ago for allegedly carrying out activities in the name of “an illegal social organization.” Christians from the Fuyang Maizhong Reformed Church in Fuyang city in northwestern China’s Anhui province were arrested on March 10 during a Sunday gathering, a... Continue Reading →
University of St. Thomas-Houston Partners with Word on Fire Institute to Launch New Masters Program
The Word on Fire Master’s of Arts in Evangelization and Culture at UST-Houston will launch in June 2024. All courses are taught live online, with an optional intensive in-person summer residency on the campus of UST-Houston.
Jonathan Roumie of ‘The Chosen’ to be Catholic University’s 2024 commencement speaker
“Speaking at The Catholic University of America’s commencement is such an honor because I will be among those who not only value a quality education but a college experience formed by the Catholic faith,” Roumie said in the press release. “I so look forward to celebrating with these graduates and sharing some insights into how... Continue Reading →
Understanding Jeremiah 1:4-19
The book of Jeremiah can be perplexing, and as a result there is some bad exegesis present regarding it. A better understanding of these literary and rhetorical devices helps to remedy that.
The Ancient Near East And Genesis 1-2
It is part of history, but the Genesis account is vastly different and depicts a God that is not created in the image of man.
Archbishop Broglio Consecrates and Blesses Sacramental Oils at Chrism Mass
On Monday evening, March 18, His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), blessed and consecrated sacred oils for sacramental use over the coming year in Catholic communities on U.S. Military sites worldwide, and in the nation’s VA Medical Centers.