The use of art as a bridge to Scripture and faith was one of the more fascinating subjects discussed at the October Synod of Bishops on the Bible. And one of the most interesting talks on that subject ...

Readings: Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 She is a famous television character, instantly recognized by baby boomers. She rose to lasting fame without ever saying ...

During his general audience on Nov. 25, Pope Benedict XVI continued his catechesis on the Christian culture of the Middles Ages. He spoke about two outstanding 12th-century theologians associated with ...

Major religions of the world have sacred Scriptures, sometimes called canons. This is certainly the case in Christianity and Islam. Christianity has a collection of sacred writings commonly called the ...

Visitors are pictured in a file photo looking at a Caravaggio painting titled “St. Jerome Writing” during an exhibition at the Galleria Borghese in Rome. Pope Francis released “Scripturae Sacrae ...

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Randy Rosenthal has a master’s in theological studies from Harvard University, where he teaches writing. We usually think of scripture as a written text, part of a closed canon, as sacrosanct, as ...