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“When people not only read the Bible but build their lives on it, they’re far more likely to have a strong sense of identity,” said John Farquhar Plake, Chief Innovation Officer for the American Bible ...

New strategies for interpreting Scripture turn out to be not so new—and deepen our life in Christ. A wide range of voices claims that a crisis of biblical interpretation is taking place. But contrary ...

“Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ,” as St. Jerome said, and the hope for any Eucharistic renewal among Catholics in the U.S. depends squarely on them knowing Jesus Christ in the word so ...

I remember sitting in an undergraduate philosophy class at Hanover College in which the professor, discussing the limitations, nuances and intricacies of human language, explained to us that while we ...

I had a conversation recently with a former professional sports chaplain. We discussed the fact that the lives of many professional athletes fall apart after retirement. Some fall into bankruptcy, ...

When native English speakers over the age of 13 begin to learn Spanish, there are a few words that really trip us up because Spanish, more precise than English, distinguishes the underlying concepts ...

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