“The study of Scripture and the love of theology can’t be limited to just one of the two genders.” Preparing a message of biblical exposition isn’t a task confined to one gender, even for ...

GLASGOW, Ky. - Todd Steenbergen leads worship services in church sometimes, but today he was preaching in a different venue: the public-school classroom where he teaches. "A lot of people will look at ...

Presenter: Thomas H. Groome, chair, STM Department of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry, and professor of theology and religious education. The General Directory for Catechesis states that the ...

Recent moves by state leaders have reenergized a debate: Is teaching about the Bible in public schools necessary to develop well-rounded, culturally literate students? Is it possible to do so without ...

A pastor watches all sorts of people perform the most human of activities: waiting. When I first began unlocking the church, I was surprised to find Kirk, our weekday sacristan, waiting outside in his ...

“Be careful what you pray for,” the old saying goes, “because you may get it.” In Oklahoma, every school district will now be required to include the Bible in its curriculum on the obvious grounds ...

Miss Kendrick came ready, with props. The day’s topic was the Gospel of Matthew. “You can divide all the Beatitudes into two parts,” Jennifer Kendrick explained to her teenage audience. “The ‘Blessed ...

Presidents Dallin H. Oaks, Russell M. Nelson and Henry B. Eyring take their seats before the start of the Sunday morning session of General Conference. Church leaders emphasized principles from ...

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Editor's Note: The following pastoral note was issued Friday, Aug. 4, by Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila, archbishop of Denver, to mark the second year of the National Eucharistic Revival, the Parish Year ...

In letters to the editor, the Bible is often a battleground. I fear that young people will misjudge the Bible as negative. If used correctly it is a proven resource of positive transformation. It is ...