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In 2016, the Cepher Bible made waves by including controversial books and additions to books of the Bible. Are the translators correct that these books are important texts that church authorities hid from us?

There is no evidence that Jesus was married in the books that give us the history of his life. Let's look at the singleness of Jesus and various theories about possible wives and marriage.

Freeman Wills Croft may not have the reputation today of Dorothy L. Sayers, he played a crucial role in the Golden Age of detective stories. He was also a devout Christian whose attempts to fit his stories with his faith created interesting...

Here’s an outrageous proposition: Maybe Christian schools should be able to require their teachers to adhere to Christian teaching.

Being a Christian is not based on anything except placing faith in Jesus and accepting Him as your Savior and Lord. If a person believes this, then they are a Christian, and nobody can take that away from them.

The Holy Days of Obligation have an important place in Roman and Eastern Catholic Church calendars, and a surprising history that many Protestants aren't aware of.

Women saints are not divine, prophets, or angels. Yet each of these women can leave us with good examples of placing our faith in Christ, being brave to follow Him, and helping others to know about God.

The Byzantine Empire may not appear much in your church's Christian history lessons. In fact, its history includes crucial events that we must remember.

What Bible do Catholics use.... and why does it have more books than other translations?

Will some sins get us into Purgatory, while others send us to Hell? Do we need to do things to get absolved of our sins? Venial sin cuts to the heart of these questions, and Christians have debated it for centuries.

“Remember, remember! The fifth of November, The Gunpowder treason and plot; I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot!” This Guy Fawkes Day let us rejoice that lives were saved and for the religious freedom that we have...

Ecclesiology is a long but important word when it comes to how churches operate. In fact, understanding ecclesiology may be exactly what you need to know to handle the problems you see at your church right now.

For those of us, particularly those of us not in the Roman Catholic denomination may wonder how Thomas Aquinas affects us today. Thomas showed the church as a whole the importance of pursuing truth and a relationship with God.

The Huguenots were French Reformed Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who clashed, often violently, with the Roman Catholic leadership and majority. They faced intermittent persecution until the Edict of Versailles in 1787.

The doctrine of the Assumption of Mary, the mother of Jesus, is necessarily understood within the larger framework of a theology of Mary. Roman Catholic doctrine expresses that theology in a fourfold formula. Each article of the doctrinal...

Sacraments are a vital part of Christian life and worship. Learn the meaning and practices of various sacraments from the denominations of Christian faith.

The current English Bible consists of 66 books with two distinct sections: The Old Testament and the New Testament. The two sections are arranged this way to highlight the birth of Jesus, with the Old Testament sharing the emerging prophecies of...

Galileo often gets mentioned as an example of science conflicting with faith, but is there more to his story than we realize?

The Bible is clear that Mary’s unique position as the mother of Jesus did not give her any more access to God than another believer in Christ is given. Therefore, Mary is not worthy of receiving prayers from Christians. Jesus addressed this in...

The Stations of the Cross refer to a series of paintings or depictions of the events of the Passion of Christ and the prayers and rituals associated with these. There are truths to be gleaned from this practice for any believer, reminding us of...