Father James Dominic Brent, OP reflects on one of the greatest examples in all of Scripture, which is the good thief.

Romans 11 is often cited as proof that national Israel has an irrevocable guarantee of future triumph. The apostle Paul speaks of a partial hardening, of Gentile inclusion, and of a future moment when ...

National sin, Godly sorrow and true repentance SIN, simply put is an offence against God, or a religious divine authority, or against a moral law. The remedy for sin is to confess it and ask for ...

We are near the halfway point of Lent, and today’s readings offer us important reminders. The first reading for the Third Sunday of Lent reminds us to be open and receptive to encountering God in our ...

Scripture is filled with examples of communities and institutions being held accountable for sin. Every February, Black History Month helps us reflect on how our nation’s racial past informs our ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A prominent media priest who criticized Bishop Thomas Paprocki’s restatement of norms regarding Church funerals “gets a lot wrong,” the bishop said in a response noting the ...

Sin is a perversion from the will and way of God. It is the refusal of human persons to follow the designs and dictates of God. Ever since the dawn of history, human beings have sinned. Up to the ...

“Whatever happened to repentance?” Frederica Mathewes-Green asked in Christianity Today (2/4/02). “We live in a time when it’s hard to talk about Christian faith at all, much less about awkward topics ...

In my faith tradition, we are deep in the middle of a sacred season called Lent. It’s a 40 day period of repentance, fasting and penitence. It’s meant to produce a renewed and deepened faith in Jesus.