James Detrich provides five reasons to study church history and allow our knowledge to build our confidence in our faith. When I was in college, we had to do what was called “evangelism night.” It was a night in which a group of us would pile into someone’s old, broken-down car (we were all poor back then) and skirt downtown […]| Probe Ministries
Archbishop Emeritus George Daniel at a Mercy Sisters centre in Winterveldt, Pretoria, with Mother Teresa during her tour of South... The post Archbishop George Daniel, 50 Years an Archbishop appeared first on The Southern Cross.| The Southern Cross
When sending Orthodox Christian children into heavily Protestant settings, such as private schools, parents should mindfully prepare and equip them. The post The Orthodox Study Bible and Christian Private School appeared first on Orthodox Reflections.| Orthodox Reflections
My Baptist friends give two replies to the claim that they are not truly catholic. First, they appeal to their intent to be catholic. For example, in the introduction to the Second London Confession (1689) they say: "This we did the more abundantly to manifest our consent with both in all the fundamental articles of the Christian religion, as also with many others whose orthodox Confessions have been published to the world on the behalf of the Protestant in diverse nations and cities." Contin...| The Heidelblog
When the ancient church began to use the adjective catholic (universal) to describe her theology, piety, and practice, and to distinguish herself from the Gnostic, Marcionite, and Montanist cults of the second century, the best evidence is that they did not read . . . Continue reading →| The Heidelblog
Significant numbers of American evangelicals have come to find ancient liturgical forms meaningful, a welcome alternative to the folksy informality typical of many Protestant churches today, especially ‘big-box’ nondenominational congregations. In liturgical churches, these seekers find a stronger historical consciousness and a . . . Continue reading →| The Heidelblog
Born in Poland when it was still a part of the Russian empire, Raymund Kolbe was the son of a German father and a Polish mother. As a youngster, locals knew him for both his astute intellect and his profound piety. He also seemed inclined to follow a religious vocation, which was certainly underscored by his devout love for the Blessed Mother the Virgin Mary. All that shaped his devotion to God and his decision to serve God.| Catholic Stand
After her baptism in 1831, Vienna Jaques sold her property and left a comfortable life in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1832 to join the Saints in Kirtland, Ohio.| LDS Living
This week on the blog, John Gavin, S.J. talks about his latest book, Growing into God: The Fathers of the Church on Christian Maturity.| Catholic University of America Press
From the Forward: Calvary Chapel began as a move of God—an outpouring of grace, renewal, and mission that no one could have scripted or contained....| Calvary Chapel
by Sean Swain Martin, Andrew McNeely, and Laura M. Tringali Book Cover for Mark S. Massa, S.J.’s Catholic Fundamentalism in America. Image via Amazon. Editor’s Note: The phenomenon of Cathol…| Righting America
I’m in the midst of pushing to finish a draft of my biography of Zerah Pulsipher and thought it would be fun to share a few items here and there that I found interesting or funny while I’m working on it. Today’s post is about the laborious journey across Iowa in the spring of 1846, concluding with a humorous story about Brigham Young claiming things were first-rate before trying to pull out a handkerchief and realizing that the pocket was full of water.| Times & Seasons
A brief, yet robust primer on The Council of Nicaea and The Nicene Creed.| Rambling Ever On
Do Anglicans Believe in the Real Presence? Question: Dear Father Cush, thank you for answering the question about what the Lutherans believe concerning the Real Presence of Christ in the sacrament of the Eucharist. Surely, the Episcopal Church USA and the rest of the Anglican Communion believe in the same theology as we as Catholics […] The post Questions Answered – March 2025 appeared first on Homiletic & Pastoral Review.| Homiletic & Pastoral Review
Do Evangelicals focus too much on relevancy over timelessness?| Rambling Ever On
To listen on Youtube click here: https://youtu.be/rsdKP-I211Q| fheontheroad.com
Bruce Pass and Gert de Kok are the editors and translators of The Foremost Problems of Contemporary Dogmatics: On Faith, Knowledge, and the Christian Tradition, written by Herman Bavinck and just recently translated into English for the first time. A series of lectures delivered at the Free Universi| Lexham Press
by Chris Ritter I recently finished Doctrine, Spirit, and Discipline: A History of the Wesleyan Tradition in the United States by Kevin Watson (Zondervan Academic, 2024). This expansive, one-volume…| People Need Jesus
In a small town on the South Dakota prairie, a monastery of Carmelite Nuns spend their lives being “prayer in the heart of the Church.” The Discalced Carmelites of the Monastery of Our Mother of Mercy and St. Joseph have blessed the Diocese of Sioux Falls for nearly 30 years, but their history goes much deeper, almost 3,000 years deeper.| Catholic Stand
Women and the priesthood stand at the heart of the Restoration. Prophets have called for greater visibility, influence, and power—how will this shape the future of the Church?| Public Square Magazine
by Chris Ritter Bill McCartney died on January 10 at age 84. An NCAA Hall of Fame football coach, McCartney is better known for the impact he had on American Christianity. Promise Keepers, the men&…| People Need Jesus
What if American culture isn’t collapsing because of crusading secularists? What if it’s failing because leading Christians identify more with secular elites than with their fellow believers?| Discovery Institute
by Bob Phillips I spent 55 years as a member of the United Methodist Church, 51 of those years in ordained status. My departure from the United Methodist Church in 2023 was not my desire. I had bee…| People Need Jesus
Today we have more Bibles but less readers than ever. There's unprecedented Bible acess and ignorance. How did we get here?| Pro Preacher
Saints: The Story of The Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days is being released in 2018. It is an innovative approach, written in narrative style, which has many different narratives woven into it. It starts from before Joseph Smith’s First Vision and goes to the present day. “The history will not be a […]| Mormon History
One of the most common objections I hear from Protestants criticizing Orthodoxy, or even Catholicism, is when they say that “the saints are dead, they can’t hear you.” The saints in heaven are not dead. That is a fundamental rejection of what Christ did during the descent into Hades, He emptied the graves of the … Why Do Orthodox Christians Pray to the Saints? Read More »| Patristic Faith
My kids love to bring home items from the "Free to Take" table at our parish. This often means we're coming home with prayer cards, or pictures of the Divine Mercy, or little trinkets from religious organizations that send out things in the mail. One day this summer, I was rifling through a drawer in our kitchen that contained many items from the "Free to Take" table, and I found a relic of St. Anthony preserved inside a metal frame!| This Catholic Family
What if every single copy of the Bible went fluttering away, never to be seen again? If that happened, surely all of our knowledge about Jesus would be gone as well, right? Not so fast, says cold-case detective J. Warner Wallace.| Timothy Paul Jones
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post titled “Parenting Advice from a Dead Guy.” In that post, I introduced Eastern church father John Chrysostom (c. 347–407) and noted some... Read More| Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary
On February 2nd, 2024, Ancient Faith Radio held a discussion about deaconesses, which was a documentary by John Maddox, interspersed with discussions between Fr. Thomas Soroka and John Maddox, and which eventually included callers, included me, among a few others.| Patristic Faith
by Chris Ritter The Global Methodist Church inherits legacies from several denominational expressions spanning nearly 250 years. This series is designed to provide context for the weighty decisions…| People Need Jesus
by Chris Ritter A significant question facing the Global Methodist Church’s convening General Conference (September 2024 in Costa Rica) is the ultimate shape of our episcopacy. Having decided…| People Need Jesus
One of Chrysostom’s most interesting works is a short treatise titled An Address on Vainglory and the Right Way for Parents to Bring up Their Children. While parenting is a theme that appears in a number of Chrysostom’s exegetical homilies, this treatise brings together ideas on parenting that are spread throughout the sermons he delivered over the course of many years.| Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary
From BBC News:| Women of History
The Myth of the Pagan Origins of Easter (Jesus of Nazareth’s Resurrection) You may not get any chocolate bunnies this Easter, but you’re bound to stumble across an article or meme suggesting that t…| Studium et Liturgica
Jesus: A Short Life by John Dickson My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was a short, punchy, summary of what a large number of New Testament scholars and historians agree on regarding the historical Jesus…| Studium et Liturgica
The wonderful thing about studying historical theology is that we can sometimes lose ourselves in the past and forget about the constant stream of superficial tripe that dominates the media. But, w…| Studium et Liturgica
Martin Luther did not mean to start the Reformation. In 1517, Luther, a teacher of theology in Germany, posted some items for an academic discussion on the church door in Wittenberg (really a commu…| Studium et Liturgica
In Muslim vs. Christian arguments, I’ve heard it said that Muslim societies were much more advanced than medieval Western cultures. Also, it’s claimed that we should thank Muslim schol…| Studium et Liturgica
