A surefire way to lose your congregation’s attention is to start a homily with “In today’s Gospel reading,” says Thomas Groome. “The purpose of good preaching,” he says, “is to bring our lives to God ...

When Pope John Paul II's pontificate is assessed by future generations, he may well be remembered as the “Pope of the family.” Indeed, he has provided more teaching on marriage and the family than all ...

For 2,000 years, church leaders held to the same Trinitarian doctrine. How did we lose our way? The story of Ebenezer Scrooge, read afresh each year at Christmas, reminds us what to live for, what in ...

You’ve probably seen many artists’ renditions of the Trinity: At Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan, there’s the Son of God in the water, God the Father in the clouds, and the third Person of the Trinity, ...