How Tragedy Testifies To The Supreme, Glorious Value Of Human Life
Our lives are a fragile gift. The grief that death stirs in us underscores what a beautiful thing we really have.
Democrats Crusade Against Knights Of Columbus For ‘Extreme’ Works Of Christian Charity
I was concerned that such an extremist organization could exist right under my nose. I decided to use my contacts and do an investigation into this mysterious, problematic group.
What To Cling To When Death Comes At Christmas
The first empty grave is only the first grave to empty, for on the last day all graves will be empty—Bre’s and those of all we mourn at Christmas who have died in Christ.
Friends, Colleagues Share Memories Of Bre Payton, Prayers For Her Family
As Bre Payton’s family and friends prepare for a funeral in her home state of California and a memorial service in Washington D.C., friends and colleagues sent prayers, love, and memories across Twitter.
These Three Post-Christmas Feast Days Highlight The Church’s Martyrs
The story of Jesus’s birth and persecution, plus the feasts devoted to Christian martyrs on the 28th and 29th, deserve a closer look.
I’m a Jew. Feel Free To Wish Me A ‘Merry Christmas,’ America!
I’m Jewish but should you see me and wish me a merry Christmas, I’ll wish you one right back.
God Raped Mary, And Other Insane Reactions To Christmas This Year
What better way to bring 2018 to a close than by watching people mock, deliberately misinterpret, or demonstrate that they’re just plain ignorant about religion?
How Nadia Bolz-Weber’s Vagina Idol Merely Reinforces Purity Culture
Progressive religious writer Nadia Bolz-Weber maintains the evangelical purity culture she hates but flips the identification of the pure and the impure. She redefines sin and reassigns shame.
Yes, Evangelical ‘Abstinence Culture’ Is A Bust, But The Answer Isn’t A Sexual Free-For-All
Purity culture purports to be about saving sex for marriage, but the whole point is to refrain from sex while delaying marriage, which makes abstinence highly unlikely.
Service Was George H. W. Bush’s Privilege
President George H. W. Bush had his own version of privilege theory. His greatest privilege was to serve.
The Last Prudent Foreign Policy President Was George H.W. Bush
In a world largely inhabited by foreign policy ideologues with no sense of history, one can only hope George H.W. Bush’s prudence, restraint, and realist statecraft makes a comeback.
John Chau’s Death Was A Missionary Failure Nobody Should Emulate
For orthodox Christians who hold to the revealed truth of scripture and believe in gospel-focused missions, this whole media circus about John Chau is frustrating.
Stop Weaponizing The Priest Abuse Crisis Against Catholic Theology
It’s disingenuous to link the question of papal authority to the abuse scandal, which remains a problem of conduct, not of doctrine.
In John Chau, A New Martyr Joins The Throng In Heaven
As details of John Chau’s life and the circumstances of his final days filter in, many Christians are starting to embrace one who considered his life worth nothing to testify to the gospel.
How Scientology And The Nation Of Islam Formed A Bizarre And Dangerous Alliance
The relationship between Scientology and NOI goes back nearly two decades. It’s an alliance one wishes were confined to the realm of science fiction.
The Clergy Sex Abuse Crisis Is Dredging Up An Old Heresy
Catholics leaving the church over the sex abuse crisis are giving into the false notion that the sacraments depend on blameless clerics.
Grieved Catholics Should Consider Financially Boycotting Their Church
As sex abuse runs rampant, how should faithful Catholics deal with bishops who have already deserted their flock by engaging in egregious behavior?
Francis Has Mobilized The Papacy’s Absolute Monarchy Against Justice
Fundamentally, neither bishops nor laity have any power in the government of their church. That’s leading to some huge problems as Francis works against resolving the priest abuse crisis.
Is There Any Church Abuse Too Far For The Catholic Faithful?
If matters were ‘ultimately all about’ the Eucharist, it would have to be admitted that Eastern Orthodoxy remains a perfectly legitimate option for discouraged and disillusioned Catholics.
The Bishops In Their Labyrinth
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops met in Baltimore this week hoping to address the sex abuse crisis. Instead, they made things worse.
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