The biblical remedy for this lost-ness is to abandon all self-saving efforts, turn to God, accept his prescription for salvation, and be willing to accept his kingdom rule. Although all spiritual ...

That it was the Jewish people’s sacred texts—and ethical monotheism itself—that inspired Western civilization is lost on them ...

Glorification means “the ultimate perfection of believers.” Glorification is the culmination of God’s perfect redemption plan, which we see unfolding throughout the Bible. While glorification is not a ...

Spiritual formation is a deeply personal and inward transformation process designed to shape our hearts, minds, and character into the likeness of Christ. I will call this a form of a sanctifying ...

Repairing the rusting russet-colored sedan seemed like a waste of time to me. If you searched for “clunker” in Webster’s Dictionary, you’d see a picture of this car. It was in terrible shape: the ...

Salvation happens all at once — believers are justified and sanctified together — and misusing biblical terms causes ...

Today, olive oil is often hailed as helping to protect against disease, but beliefs in its medicinal or even sacred properties date back millennia. Olive oil was used for healing and purification and ...

The feast of All Souls on Nov. 2 kicks off a month the Catholic Church dedicates to prayer for the faithful departed — and invites us to treat this time as a kind of memento mori for ourselves as well ...

The rector remarked that all the popes of the modern era have visited the Lateran University, but Leo XIV’s presence at the opening of the academic year is a first. Rome’s Pontifical Lateran ...