In the Incarnation, life ultimately passes over into death. God, in the human nature the Son assumed, truly dies. This is the ...
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity commemorates a central doctrine of Christianity, the Trinity. This doctrine, which ...
The Sunday gospel lectionary reading for Trinity Sunday in this Year A is Matt 28.16–20. As with the readings in Years B and ...
A surefire way to lose your congregation’s attention is to start a homily with “In today’s Gospel reading,” says Thomas Groome. “The purpose of good preaching,” he says, “is to bring our lives to God ...
A straightforward statement, an unambiguous warning, repeated later in Matthew’s gospel: that false prophets will appear and lead people astray.[1] Straightforward? Unambiguous? We need to dig a ...
Should we preach on the Trinity on Trinity Sunday? The answer is less obvious than you might think! And what do we make of the triadic formula in Matt 28.19? Was it a later addition or part of the ...
VATICAN CITY — The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity concluded Monday with Vespers at the tomb of St. Paul. Pope Francis was unable to attend the evening prayer Jan. 25 at the Basilica of St. Paul ...
Father Joshua J. Whitfield shares a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, May 31, ...