Category: Faith & Religion

Throughout history the male has been the spiritual head of the family. And as the family faith leader, the fundamental action for a Catholic husband/dad to accomplish is to get his family to Mass every week. “The Sunday Eucharist is the foundation and confirmation of all Christian practice”  (“Catechism of the Catholic Church” 2181). Regrettably, only…

“Achane Vilikku”. “Call the Father”. ( Translation of above words from the Malayalam language). These words delivered with such clarity and confidence startle me.  My Dad is in hospital for a heart checkup and just when we think all is clear and he is stable, this command comes. I swing into action, and get going…

Legendary Christian artist CeCe Winans stepped behind NPR’s Tiny Desk this week to bring her Gospel-infused songs to the outlets headquarters in Washington, D.C. “I just want everyone to know God loves you with an everlasting love,” Winans said surrounded by her denim-clad band and backup singers. “Because He never changes, we can always run…

Author and prophecy expert Todd Hampson is closely monitoring the events unfolding in the Middle East, noting how some perceive Israel’s preemptive strike on Iran as potentially having prophetic significance. Listen to the latest episode of “Quick Start” “I wasn’t surprised that it happened, but … I didn’t know if it was going to happen today or…

On Not Skipping Mass, Even in the Summer As summer arrives, the paradoxical occurs. Though summer is the “season of relaxation,” when everyone can be found down at the pool, enjoying the warm heat and long evenings, it is not the most restful season. Rather than being less busy as activities and events wind down,…

Actor Dean Cain believes the rampant antisemitism raging across the U.S. is “insane” and deeply troubling — and it’s something he has long warned about. Cain, who has a new film, “Little Angels,” in theaters now, also executive produced “Hate Among Us,” a 2019, Emmy-winning movie warning about antisemitism. Six years later, anti-Israel and antisemitic…

There will be no jump scares in Candace Cameron Bure’s house. On a recent episode of her eponymously named podcast, Bure admitted to her guest, Pastor Jonathan Pokluda, her family occasionally pokes fun at her when she refers to the TV as “the portal,” a spiritual vortex of sorts through which — at least from…

All of us are called to an eternal relationship with God. He created us, after all. Jesus shed His Blood on the cross so we may be redeemed. We have been sanctified by His grace. God is an indescribable mystery and He allows us to approach Him and invites us to be in full union…

A new study showing that Christian media is widely consumed and trusted by Americans is filled with fascinating data points. The most intriguing revelation? Young people are driving the powerful trend. Listen to the latest episode of “Quick Start” Troy Miller, CEO and president of National Religious Broadcasters, told CBN News his organization partnered with the Barna…

Decorated Olympic gymnast Simone Biles is backing down from her seemingly unprompted fight with former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines, who has defended women’s sports against transgender-identifying males. “I apologize,” Biles wrote in an X post published Tuesday afternoon, admitting the current system for women’s sports is “flawed.” Biles went on to claim the matter is…

Tasha Layton believes in miracles — and she’s experienced them firsthand. When asked to share the “biggest miracle” she’s seen in her life, the Christian singer wasted no time in explaining the powerful ways God provided healing for her and her husband, Keith. Listen to the latest episode of “Quick Start” “This one is really special for…

When was the last time you had a one-on-one with God? Were you at church? In bed trying to fall asleep? Were you in crisis or simply wanting to offer up your gratitude? The way we pray varies widely, and it changes as we change. We may choose to … communally recite the creeds that…

While still at school I went on a moral leadership course run by a group of priests. Before splitting us up into groups the priest in charge explained that Jesus was the embodiment of all true virtue. If we wished to imitate him we must first study him and his exemplary dealings with others. In…

Addicted, imprisoned, and struggling with life-controlling issues — most men coming to A Better Way Ministries have hit rock bottom, desperate for a new beginning. “It’s a faith-based program,” founder John Barrow told “The 700 Club.” “It’s very strict … up at 4:45, you got classes, devotions, buttons on your shirt have to be buttoned,…

The attorney for a Christian baker who has been targeted by California officials over her refusal to make a cake for a same-sex couple is hoping to take the shocking case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Adèle Keim, senior counsel at Becket, told CBN News that baker Cathy Miller, owner of Tastries shop in Bakersfield,…

A response to the article “Why I Won’t Use  John Paul II’s Luminous Mysteries”. When the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Dominic, she offered him a way for devout Catholics to contemplate and meditate upon the Rosary through three sets of Mysteries that we could use to better understand and imitate the life of Jesus…

When observers compare and contrast the Christian religious denominations of Catholicism, Orthodoxy and Protestantism, similarities and differences become apparent. This is especially so in terms of their religious epistemologies, which explain how and why believers can know which religious beliefs are appropriate. Before pursuing matters a caveat is necessary. While there are certainly differences between…

The Catholic Church and Scripture unambiguously teach that good works following justification are necessary for salvation. Although some Protestant churches hold fast to the idea that good works, to include those performed after justification, do not contribute to our salvation, their assertion is false. Below, I will show why this is the case. Catechism on…

If you’ve never heard someone voicing the euphemism ‘live and let live,’ you might just be a hermit. The ‘live and live let live’ folk are everywhere.  You may even have one of them in your family or among your friends.  And those who express this sentiment probably think it is a pretty pithy statement….

Comedian Tim Allen has been reading through the Bible and now he’s onto the book of Romans. The “Shifting Gears” star said he’s been “amazed” by the Apostle Paul’s letter. “[I] finished the Old Testament, and it is such a gift when I get out of the way and the words and meaning flow,” he…

Then He led them out as far as Bethany, raised His hands and blessed them. As He blessed them, He parted from them and was taken up to heaven (Luke 24:50). They could never have imagined a moment so dark, so void of light. Though he had foretold his demise, the pain cut deeply like…