Baptism does what nothing else can. As Martin Luther said, by baptism “we are made holy and are saved, which no other kind of ...

Every year, the majority of Christians around the world, Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant, participate in what is arguably one of the most counter-cultural traditions — the season of Lent. This ...

The COVID-19 pandemic that killed millions worldwide is also blamed for a liturgical dispute that has shaken India's ...

God's works reveal who he is in himself; the mystery of his inmost being enlightens our understanding ... the Orthodox Churches." 248. "At the outset the Eastern tradition expresses the Father's ...

So also my heavenly Father will do ... be in Purgatory needing our prayers. Praying for the dead is quite biblical. In the Book of Maccabees found in the Catholic and Orthodox Old Testament ...

For Father Gérasime, abbot of the Orthodox ... our weaknesses and allows us to understand their origin.” The monk recalls the words of the Russian Saint Seraphim of Sarov: “Prayer, fasting ...

Introduction The history of Lent dates back to centuries ago with Christians spending time preparing to celebrate the ...

The chaos we see is not random. It is the direct result of lies—about history, about morality, about the very nature of ...

St. Joseph, you embody all the virtues I hope to attain through God’s grace. I rely on your intercession and your guidance as ...