Lischer: Will, the number of American deaths from COVID-19 has surpassed the number of Americans killed in World War II, the country is still living with the violent fallout of Trump, and, by the way, ...

Entering into a conversation with the Triune God during your sermon prep process. Matt Woodley: This is Matt Woodley, editor of PreachingToday.com on Monday Morning Preacher. Today’s guest host is ...

Pope Francis during his general audience at St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday said all evangelizing activity depends on the Holy Spirit and not on “pastoral initiatives promoted by us.” Continuing his ...

We wondered what kind of reading ministers rely on for inspiration or help in preaching—apart from reading commentaries on scripture or other materials directly related to the task. Do they draw on ...

VATICAN CITY — On the feast of Pentecost, Pope Francis focused his homily and Angelus address on the work of the Holy Spirit in guiding and giving life to the Church. The first Pentecost “does not ...

A Palestinian family walks near a mosaic of the Holy Family near the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, Dec. 15, 2022. The church is built on what is believed to be the site where Jesus ...

After our celebration of Christmas, the liturgy fast forwards us immediately to Holy Family Sunday with the last story in Luke’s infancy narrative about the boy Jesus in the temple with the scholars.

Holy Family Sunday follows Christmas and invites us to reflect on the Incarnation as a profoundly human process rooted in family life. While the idea of Joseph, Mary and Jesus as a normal family is ...

Preaching is more than lecturing. It is more than exhortation. It brings Christ home to the hearts of men and confronts them with his living grace and power. It is not only that Christ is discussed—it ...