This first thing we notice, I believe, as we listen to this Gospel account of the empty tomb is the two different reactions by Peter and John. They both notice everything that was there in the tomb, how the cloths…
Faith Under Fire: Why They’re Attacking People at Prayer
Inspired by the devastating impact of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and enabled by the largely unchecked freedoms of social media, individual extremists have launched a steady series of assaults on religious institutions around the world, the latest at a California…
Christians in Sri Lanka ‘stand firm for the faith’ after terrorists target churches
‘Our peace is destroyed’ says member of a Church of Christ after bombings claim more than 320 lives Muslim radicals all over the world are targeting people of Christian faith,” said Lilani Thomas after terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday took…
Are Christians Privileged or Persecuted?
How Western liberalism’s peculiar relationship to its Christian heritage leaves non-Western Christians exposed. The murderous radicals who set off bombs and killed hundreds on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka chose their targets with ideological purpose. Three churches were bombed, and…
How Would Jesus Vote?
For most of the last 40 years, the notion that one’s Christian beliefs should guide one’s voting has largely been promoted by conservative Republicans. Two Republican presidential candidates from that period — Pat Robertson and Mike Huckabee — are former…
Where Is God? Faith on the Day Before Easter
Easter is one of the holidays that has the most build-up to it, as far as religious observances go. There is Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and, of course, Easter Sunday. But what do we…
Imam in Eastern Uganda Faces Wrath of Muslims after Putting Faith in Christ
Sheikh Hassan Podo, a 28-year-old imam in Kerekerene village in eastern Uganda, missed mosque prayers for three consecutive weeks and was seen entering a church building around noon on March 16. He had kept his faith in Christ a secret…
Pete Buttigieg’s Very Public Faith Is Challenging Assumptions
The mayor of a medium-sized midwestern city, a Rhodes Scholar, and war veteran who is liturgically conservative and cites St. Augustine as one of his religious influences is running for president. He’s also a Democrat. He is criticizing the current president, a…
Grief, Faith and Gay: Coping With Loss When Faith and Sexuality Collide
When faith and sexuality collide, stories involving personal feelings of grief and loss experienced by those in Utah and the University of Utah’s LGBTQ+ community are common. “Grief, Faith, and Gay: Coping with Loss when Faith and Sexuality Collide” was…
Bishop Brennan honors generations-long faith heritage at installation Mass
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Paying tribute to his family history of faith, Bishop Robert J. Brennan of Columbus urged the people of the diocese to appreciate their own faith heritage and pass it on to future generations through everyday sacrifice and…