For more commentary on this week's readings, see the Reflections on the Lectionary page, which includes Canipe's current Living by the Word column as well as past magazine and blog content. For ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Recent studies by Warren Carter and Boris Repschinski have argued that the notice in Matt 1:21 that Jesus "will save his people from their ...

In my house is a painting of one artist's depiction of Jesus, which I bought years ago on San Antonio's South Side. I give it extra attention during Holy Week and the celebration of Easter, a special ...

An evangelical leader is warning that conservative Christians are now rejecting the teachings of Jesus as "liberal talking points." Russell Moore, former top official for the Southern Baptist ...

“Priests share in the universal dimensions of the mission that Christ entrusted to the apostles,” the Catechism states. “The spiritual gift they have received in ordination prepares them, not for a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

As I mentioned at the beginning of the reading of the Gospel, this concludes a series of five Gospels that we've had now where Jesus started by first performing what John calls a sign, a sign that ...

Even though society may have changed, the meaning of Jesus’ teachings remains the same. The teachings of Jesus are out of date, society has changed a lot in 2000 years. Jesus was the Son of God. He ...