Let us look into the mystery this incident imported. Whatever soul among you wishes to be truly faithful, anoint the feet of the Lord with precious ointment like Mary did. That ointment was righteousness, and therefore it was [exactly] a pound weight: but it was ointment of pure nard, very precious.
Campus ministry is mission work, pure and simple. That is increasingly true, as a smaller percentage than ever of the students grew up with any religious practice. And because the public face of Christianity during the lifetimes of most of today’s students has been largely strident and self-righteous, the students who do affiliate with our ministry are reticent to come out as Christians on campus because of what their friends would (wrongly) assume about them.
Arizona is poised to pass new laws which would make undocumented immigrants and their children guilty of trespassing. The law would require that all law enforcement agents must always check the citizenship status of anyone they think might be in the US illegally. Roman Catholic, Methodist and Episcopal clergy have spoken out in opposition.
The Reverend John Sheridan Smylie, Rector of St. Marks in Casper Wyoming and the former Dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Spokane
We’re in the last few weeks of Lent right now and starting to turn our thoughts toward Holy Week and the great celebration of the
The eight page letter contains what is described as a passionate apology. But there are no specific disciplinary actions mentioned.
Following up on the story from Thursday that there has been an attempt on the life of Archbishop Barahona, the Primate of Central America and
As soon as ever you awake in the morning, strive as much as you can to keep all worldly thoughts out of your mind, till you have presented the first fruits of the day to God, which will be an excellent preparative, to make you spend the rest of it the better; and therefore be sure to sing the Morning and Evening Hymn in your chamber devoutly,
This weekend a number of people representing many groups, including churches and faith groups, will come to Washington to rally and lobby for immigration reform. Several stories talk about the issue from the religious perspective.