A word describing our culture today could be “casual.” We’ve traded our three-piece suits for skinny jeans (often with pre-made holes) and untucked shirts. We communicate substituting initials for ...

Holiness is not reserved for a chosen few, but is a gift entrusted to every baptised person —a call to live a life shaped by love of God and neighbour. VATICAN: Holiness is not reserved for a chosen ...

Our secular world has very low expectations for its citizens. Holiness seems out of reach and therefore unrealistic. “Have a nice day,” “Don’t do drugs,” “Don’t drink and drive” and “Don’t wear white ...

Don’t aim for lofty, angelic separation “like Mine” but live a human holiness – the kind of life for which I created the world. Parashat ‘Kedoshim’ begins with a commandment declared before the entire ...

I visited Maureen, an old friend who has Alzheimer’s, this week. As we admired the spring blossoms outside her window, she began talking about how she is lucky. She found it a blessing that she still ...

He may not be cruel and capricious. But don’t pretend he isn’t dangerous. A couple years ago, I visited Israel with a group of Christian journalists. We bobbed in the Dead Sea, ate "Peter fish" in ...

Will Willimon is a retired bishop of the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church and professor of Christian ministry at Duke Divinity School. While we always need grace—grace defined ...

If delving deeper into Scripture, as recommended by Pope Francis, is on your Lenten itinerary, theologian Scott Hahn’s new Bible study can aid your efforts. The free streaming 12-part series — “Holy ...