from a homily by Gregory the Great (540-604 AD) Two kinds of martyrdom Today we are celebrating a martyr’s birth into…
A reflection on a prophetic word of the Lord to Kairos and the Sword of the Spirit For some years…
Christianity is, by an order of magnitude, the most persecuted religion in the world today. Between 360 million and 380…
Tertullian, a second-century Church Father, expressed a profound and enduring reality when he said, “The blood of Christians is seed.”…
During my last year of high school, I reached the pinnacle of my athletic career: the period of my life…
Pentecost and Outpouring of the Holy Spirit Early church fathers on the Holy Spirit Prayers addressed to the Holy Spirit …
A Noble Christian Wife, Mother, and Martyr for Jesus Christ The following brief story of Perpetua, a noble 2nd century wife…
Christ’s Passion and Death on the Cross Christ’s Resurrection and Reflections for the Easter Season Top image: The Death of Jesus…
Many years ago, while serving in the Navy in the Mediterranean, three of us found ourselves in a place we…
My earlier essay, At the Well in a Valley of Conflict, does not end in the first century, nor with my…