But the lines between those events blurred in a way that tax-law experts said could create legal problems for Wallnau, the Courage Tour and Ziklag. The appearance took place at the same venue, on the same stage and with the same audience as the rest of the Courage Tour. That email to people who might […]
In a message commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Italian newspaper, Corriere dello Sport-Stadio, on Sunday, Pope Francis celebrated the news outlet’s work, saying, “You have run a beauitful race over these hundred years.” The pope reflected on his own memories of playing soccer as a child in Argentina. He described the […]
Photos courtesy of Tewkesbury Abby Their presence reflects the welcome being given to canine companions in churches and cathedrals in many parts of the Christian world. Assistance dogs have always had access, but now cathedrals across the U.K. — in Bradford, Bristol, Carlisle, Coventry, Chester, Chichester, Derby, Durham, Ely, Lincoln, Newcastle, Norwich, Peterborough, Portsmouth, Salisbury, […]
(ANALYSIS) There’s a famous (paraphrased) saying from St. Augustine, “Pray as though everything depends on God. Works as though everything depends on you.” It’s one that I have used on various occasions in various venues. It’s one that certainly plays an important role in the bigger question of how much people of faith should get […]
Change comes slowly to Vatican II Vatican II began in 1962 much like Vatican I: an all-clerical, all-male assembly. Women initially sought influence in similar ways as well. Every night the Belgian journalist Betsie Hollants made a pot of soup and held open house for the council fathers. Soup broth and red wine were cheap, […]
But first, here is some key material from the Arizona Capitol Times report on this study — the very report with that punchy headline mentioned earlier. A new study by a researcher at Arizona Christian University says 32 million Christians who are regular churchgoers are likely to stay home this election. And that, according to the report by […]
Warning: This review contains spoilers. (REVIEW) “Exhibiting Forgiveness” does a great job of honestly wrestling with the hardest questions around forgiveness, religious and otherwise, even if not all the elements quite come together. The film is beautiful for its vulnerability and willingness to wrestle with both the topic of forgiveness and how it intersects with […]
An Army veteran and father of three was found guilty on Wednesday of praying silently in a large abortion buffer zone in England and fined the equivalent of $11,700, Alliance Defending Freedom U.K. reported. Adam Smith-Conner could face jail time under the conditional discharge the court granted, his attorneys said, if he commits the same […]
Those concessions drew rebukes from a range of Christian voices, from ex-lesbian women’s studies professor Rosaria Butterfield to two former Cru employees, Uriah and Marissa Mundell. The Mundells lost their jobs after publicly criticizing the training program and its push for “pronoun hospitality.” Butterfield called out Cru by name as a moral compromiser during her […]
NEW YORK — Former President Trump headlined the New York Archdiocese’s annual Al Smith charity dinner on Thursday night, trading a few jabs with Vice President Kamala Harris while also using the event as an opportunity to connect with Catholic voters. Harris did not attend the event in person — the first time a presidential […]