I made a profession of faith at a summer camp when I was 16 years old, and I was tempted to get baptized right then and there, in the pool at the camp. My motivation to move quickly had little to do ...

"Get ready for a trip!" That could well be our call to worship as we begin the celebration of this "Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ." We start this journey remembering the long trek of our ...

God wants his family to be one, united by his steadfast love rather than the feebleness of our own. It is Christ's love that unifies us, giving us a glimpse of our eternal family that transcends the ...

The Apostle Paul says in Romans 12:5, “For we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.” Paul compared the church to a human body, in which each part has a ...

The risen Christ is depicted in a stained-glass window at St. Aloysius Church in Great Neck, N.Y. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) This essay is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature ...

Who knows what will result from the promises we make? Does the couple who says, "I do," have any clue of the joy that awaits them, or what will test and deepen their love? These questions help us ...

Evangelicals differ over whether communion is a symbol of Christ or a means to encounter him. A recording of a debate about Jesus’ presence in the elements of the Lord’s Supper has inspired a new ...

As Catholics, having a consistent life ethic means that we care about the whole person throughout his / her entire life — from conception to natural death and the life lived in between. Father Josh ...

is your neighborhood reporter for North Beach, Downtown Corpus Christi and the Bay Area. The First United Methodist Church on South Shoreline is marking three decades since the installation of its ...