Every wonder how many Our Fathers you have prayed during your life? If you’ve said it daily, maybe several times a day since you were a child, that adds up well into the ten thousands of times — for ...

Before Jesus died, he established seven sacraments in the Church to shield us with the graces of the Holy Spirit. We can find many types or symbols of the sacraments in the Old and New Testaments, but ...

And if not, why not? A congregant approached me right after High Holy Day services this past year. “Rabbi, about that prayer ‘Avinu Malkenu.’ It means ‘Our Father, Our King,’ right? Why don’t we ...

It has been said quite aptly that many people view God in light of their earthly fathers. For example, those whose fathers are gracious, kind and loving often find it much easier to trust God. However ...

On most days here at the America Media offices, we eat lunch together. What I love most about this time is that we have a truly intergenerational conversation; it’s not often that I sit around a table ...

Our therapy culture has made us too comfortable with God. When theologian David H. Kelsey asked in 1993 what happened to the traditional doctrine of sin, his concern was not that it had disappeared.

During a meeting of major players in the Anglican Church, Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell suggested that the words of the "Our Father," Christianity’s most prominent prayer, may be "problematic" ...

His care and compassion come from a surprising variety of sources. We all have seven mothers, according to Scripture. Besides our birth mothers, there are at least six individuals or entities the ...

Readings: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 John 18: 1-19:42 A common, though rather shallow, criticism of Christianity is the image of God the Father that some find in the story of Christ’s ...

On Wednesday, May 1, Pope Francis addressed an international audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican and reiterated the importance of faith in the Christian life as well as the need to continually ...