A teaching sermon calls for a careful plan, clearly visible. Let us assume that a pastor has begun in good time, that he has a worthy goal with a royal text, and more than enough materials, from both ...

Luke’s version of the “Our Father” is only 38 words long. To call it a summary or distillation of Jesus’ teaching on prayer is to then be challenged to listen deeply to its words to grasp why Jesus ...

Three things I ask God to do when I’m in the pulpit. I publicly pray before I start my sermons. I also privately pray as I preach. Multiple things go through the preacher's mind during a sermon. The ...

In Matthew, Chapter 6, Jesus compares the religious behavior of two distinct types of persons. In verse 5, Jesus points out the behavior of those who use religion for self-righteous reasons. Verse 6 ...

October marks the end of the Discalced Carmelite Order’s celebration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of St. Teresa of Ávila. St. Teresa is a doctor of the Church and one of history’s greatest ...

Stepping inside the chapel at the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility, Aaron Buttery was transformed. As the often-forgotten, neglected and reviled men shuffled to worship in San Diego’s only state ...

The renowned Psychiatrist Dr Karl Menninger is said to have devoted his deathbed reflection to the “Our Father” prayer of Jesus. Menninger, who died in 1990 at age 96, explored many religious concepts ...