Church History

NINE TIMES THE CHURCH WAS IN TURMOIL, AND CAME OUT STRONGER THAN BEFORE -Steve Weidenkopf Ask Catholics about the crisis in the Church today and you’ll often get one of two responses: The end is upon us! or ...

— Fr. Lawrence Lew, OP Our Catholic churches are filled with an abundance of signs and symbols, some of which you may have never noticed or understood. The sacred art, architecture, and artifacts of a church ...

— Stephen Auth with Evelyn Auth and Fr. Shawn Aaron, LC Have you ever visited a museum and found the narrations in the self-guided-tour headsets a bit tedious? Slightly too clinical, perhaps? Have you ever ...

— Andrew Willard Jones The prevailing narrative of human history, given to us as children and reinforced constantly through our culture, is the plot of progress. As the narrative goes, we progressed from ...

— James L. Papandrea There are many misconceptions about prayer, ranging from what it is to how and why we pray. Dr. James Papandrea breaks open the wisdom of early Christians to transform and enrich your ...

— Michael Patrick Barber What does the Bible really say about the birth of Jesus? How did the celebration of Christmas become associated with things like Santa Claus and decorated trees? In The True Meaning ...

— Fr. Dwight Longenecker St. Luke’s story of “shepherds in the fields keeping watch over their flocks by night” echoes in the hearts and minds of millions who have heard the story told and retold year after ...

— Mike Aquilina When we survey the history of the Faith, it is undeniable that the lands of northern Africa were profoundly influential in the development of early Christianity. The faith arrived early in ...

— Jimmy Mitchell In an era marked by rampant secularism and endless noise, the ten principles of Let Beauty Speak empower Christians to evangelize the world by bringing beauty to the forefront of their lives ...