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The father of an old, estranged fiancé of mine once asked me why I raised our daughters Catholic. The implication was that ...

Second, we have the Passover, the most significant event for the people of the Old Testament. For a full account of the Passover ritual, read Exodus 12. Here are some highlights that relate to the ...

Another Old Testament event that prefigures the sacrament ... In Leviticus 5:5-6 we read after a litany of sins, “…whoever is guilty in any of these cases shall confess the sin he has incurred ...

Debate is heating up in the Montana Legislature over a bill that would require putting the Ten Commandments in every ...

When Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th US President, he did not put his left hand on either of the two Bibles held by his ...

Myra Kahn Adams is a conservative political and religious writer with numerous national credits. Her book, "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible," reprints the first 56 volumes of this ...

In a world where convenience and efficiency have overtaken local traditions, a small grocery store on Hancock Street in ...

So, let’s read about the wisdom offered in the Bible with its timeless lessons and examples of both good and bad, triumphs and failures. In the Old Testament, four great leaders who were notably ...

After the old partner that he had left for dead (played by Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose, who presented Quan with his ...

The new section of text is part of the Old Syriac version of the Bible, which is a translation of the Gospels into the Syriac ...