Since the beginning of Christianity, baptism and Jesus’ resurrection have been tied closely together. Easter Sunday — the day Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ — has been a traditional day to be baptized since at least the third century. Easter has always been a day of publicly declaring our allegiance to Jesus, in baptism, […]
Transgenderism is a trend that has slowly worked its way through America, latching onto the belief system of liberals throughout the country. And of course, progressives always love to pick out a day to celebrate the “progress” they’ve forced upon society. So they’ve declared March 31 to be “Transgender Day of Visibility,” a day to […]
This article is for posting tomorrow on Easter. This Easter Sunday, most of us Christians in America are perfectly free to celebrate the Resurrection of Christ. But for thousands or even millions of Christians around the world, persecution and prison are the stark reality on Easter as on every day of the year. […]
Tonight’s Gospel reading is Mark 16:1-7: When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go and anoint him. Very early when the sun had risen, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb. They were saying to one another, […]
What do you think of when you read the phrase “Jesus is King”? For some, it is a comfort. For others, it’s blasphemy. Still others consider it to be an antisemitic trope. It’s been trending on Twitter recently, in many cases, for all the wrong reasons. I won’t rehash […]
Easter is a beautiful holiday, not because of chocolate eggs laid by bunny rabbits, but because of the spiritual teachings; the community gatherings in prayer; and, most importantly, the theology that is the basis of all denominations that worship Jesus as God. As winter turns to spring, evil is defeated by good in the […]
Over 40 days ago, Ash Wednesday began with the words, “Remember Man thou art dust and unto dust thou shalt return.” After having lived this period of prayer penance and almsgiving and having passed through Good Friday, we arrive today at the great silence of Holy Saturday. It is […]
Imagine Hanukkah without the Star of David or the Fourth of July without the American flag. These symbols are integral to the holidays they represent. Removing them would attack and diminish the foundation of why there’s a celebration in the first place. But apparently, it’s OK to tear apart a holiday and remove iconic images […]
As Easter 2024 approaches, more and more people are getting ready to celebrate the holiday. As time has passed, many have begun to separate the idea of Easter from being a religious holiday, as people have simply celebrated it as a fun spring event. The decline in religious values can likely be tied to that […]
“When you are the salt of the earth, you’re going to make people ‘salty,’ okay?” Sage advice from Taylor Trice, a young woman who applied to work at a Starbucks coffee shop because she was interested in their tuition assistance program for Arizona State University’s online program. “Prior to working at Starbucks, I knew nothing […]
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