People who are approaching the Bible for the first time may be surprised to discover that the Church offers us only three basic guidelines for reading it. These are: 1. Be especially attentive “to the ...

Several years ago, I started walking three miles each morning with my English lab, no matter the weather. There is something good about closing the gap between oneself and the environment—getting ...

We’ve compiled a list of forthcoming devotionals—daily readings of Bible passages paired with inspirational reflections—and there’s something here for everyone. For Lent and Advent At this time of ...

Christianity is a religion of the Word. Christians are a “People of the Book.” These distinctives have defined the Christian faith from the beginning, even before the age of print that brought us ...

Best-selling study authors and Bible teachers unpack the factors that drive women to prioritize time in Scripture. When Anne Graham Lotz was a girl, she went on a 14-mile hike in the Blue Ridge ...

I listened attentively while cooking dinner at my parents’ house to my mother reading Bible stories to my 3-year-old son. They were at the part of the story of the sons of Jacob, when Joseph’s ...

Today is the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, and it is also the feast of St. Francis de Sales. One of his many contributions to the Church is in the area of spiritual direction, encouraging all people, ...

(RNS) — Our two usual modes of reading Scripture, rationalism and emotionalism, ignore an essential way that we make connections and maintain satisfying relationships with God. (RNS) — Nearly half (48 ...

STARTING OFF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR WITH A VOCAL REMINDER OF ITS VALUES. THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY IS ASKED TO SIGN UP TO READ FROM THE BIBLE. AS GABRIELLE KOMOROWSKI SHOWS US, IT’S A NEARLY WEEK LONG ...