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Chasing the dream of wealth

Many of today's young people focus on money and success and are missing the real purpose of life -- building a relationship with Christ.

City of God in the wilderness

The sparse, rugged aridity of the desert provides a fitting place for ancient spiritual journeys, as witnessed through Jesus and the saints.

Diocesan newspapers face same secular challenges

This article is free to registered users. With a rich history of spreading the faith, Catholic publications are turning to new techniques to attract more readers.

Earth and heaven meet

Transfiguration echoes past covenants with Isreal and foreshadows Jesus as the true covenant.

Faith debate resurfaces over Mormon candidate

Arguments over church and state can often undermine religion's role in the public square.

First, self-knowledge

Unless we know our own teachings, we will not be able to answer the most basic questions about what we have in common.

God in a feminine form

While our Lord is revealed in as a male, there are times where he is spoken of as female.

In Focus: Four main dividing principles

There are many divisions among Protestants that have led to the thousands of denominations that exist today.

In Focus: Fundamental and Pentecostal Protestants

In some ways, the growing fundamentalist and Pentecostal churches, as well as the nondenominational evangelicals that are influenced by them, are achieving the social and policitical power that mainline Protestants once had.

In Focus: 'Mainline' Protestants

Until the late 20th century, a few large denominations dominated Protestant life. Called "mainline," their moderate approach defined how Americans viewed Protestantism.