Many of Christianity’s staunches opponents point to the doctrine of the Trinity as not only irrational, but a wholly novel Christian invention that even the Apostles didn’t hold. Predictably, I ...
This Sunday is Trinity Sunday, which is appropriately observed after Pentecost and the coming of the Holy Spirit. It is important that we not treat the Trinity as an appendix to the Christian doctrine ...
A difficult but fundamental concept within Christianity, the Trinity is the belief that God is three separate persons but is still a single God. The doctrine of the Trinity is the Christian belief ...
Theologians, well versed in the perennial philosophies of the west have provided us with insight into this queen of doctrines in a way that satisfies our basic desire to know and love the truth. But ...
In the fall of 2008, I got a chance to ask one of the Muslim world's most prominent clerics, Sheikh Habib Ali al-Jifri, founder and director of the Tabah Foundation, a question of great interest to me ...
Madeleines are the most famous pastries in literature. One of these small, shell-shaped French sponge-cakes, dipped into tea, began the long trip back into memory that is Marcel Proust’s masterpiece, ...
When Pope John Paul II's pontificate is assessed by future generations, he may well be remembered as the “Pope of the family.” Indeed, he has provided more teaching on marriage and the family than all ...
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 ...
Why ‘that Trinity stuff’ is not a philosophical headache but a captivating picture of the Good and Beautiful. There is something irresistible about overhearing your name being whispered in a private ...