The Apostle Paul says in Romans 12:5, “For we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.” Paul compared the church to a human body, in which each part has a ...

This Sunday’s readings call the faithful to reconsider the most holy body and blood of Christ in light of extreme divisions facing our country and world. This Sunday, the readings draw out three ...

Scripture’s description of the church is more than a comparison to human anatomy. I have preached 1 Corinthians 12 more times than I can count. I have preached it at staff retreats with lukewarm ...

I made a profession of faith at a summer camp when I was 16 years old, and I was tempted to get baptized right then and there, in the pool at the camp. My motivation to move quickly had little to do ...

Kenneth Himes reflects on what the church might offer to a nation caught up in “sectarianism”—an emerging reality where “mega-identities” absorb the identities and connections people make with others ...

The risen Christ is depicted in a stained-glass window at St. Aloysius Church in Great Neck, N.Y. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) This essay is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature ...

In our Sunday School class, we are studying the letters of Paul. I’ve read them many times before, but I’ve gotten new things out of them this time. It’s not because Paul’s writings have changed, but ...

Our membership in Christ and the Church is not an individualistic notion. Stay in constant conversation with Jesus and his Church. Pope Leo celebrates Mass for the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica ...