I'm sure all of us are very familiar with this feast of Corpus Christi, which means, "Body of Christ," but which we now celebrate as the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. Most of us probably ...

Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman speaks at the morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. This past week was my late ...

The terms contract, agreement, treaty and covenant have the same basic legal interpretation. Two or more sides, or parties, have agreed to carry out obligations or responsibilities in exchange for ...

I wonder how many of us noticed that there was a discrepancy between the version of the descent of the Holy Spirit given to us by St. Luke in the Acts of the Apostles and the version given to us by ...

For the biblical readings of the Sundays of Lent, the church chose texts that offer many layers of interpretation. Some readings have themes that will continue throughout the readings of subsequent ...

A more general understanding of the sacrificial service may flow when considering an important aspect of covenant, the contractual partnership between God and His people. The two major covenants in ...

Pope John Paul II resumed his teachings on the songs and canticles of the Liturgy of the Hours during his general audience June 18 with a teaching on a canticle found in Isaiah 61:10-62:5. More than ...

As a painter and art lover, I am fascinated by rainbows. God has spoken to me many times through rainbows, even double rainbows, assuring His love and covenant with me and all His children. However, ...

The wonderful canticle we have just heard, which is included in morning prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours, begins like a Magnificat: “I rejoice heartily in the Lord, in my God is the joy of my soul” ...

Upon his resignation from the pontifical office in 2013, Benedict XVI largely retreated from public view to avoid becoming a distraction to his successor’s leadership of the Catholic Church.