sacrifice

An unexpected gift reveals the mission of the church: to woo the world back to God through the self-giving love revealed in Jesus' Eucharistic sacrifice.

O. Henry's story, "The Gift of the Magi" is about costly giving out of love. Bishop Joey Royal writes that the costliest gift, though, comes to us from a loving Father: the gift is Christ.

From all disordered and sinful affections; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil, Good Lord, deliver us. — The Great...

Violence, Trauma, and the Eucharist Content warning: violence, trauma, abuse. By Hannah King Two years ago my brother died violently. I did not witness the end of...

A pastor is called according to the ministry of Jesus himself, who gave up his life for the world.

Only in light of the confession of Jesus as Lord can we come to a right understanding of who we are. The church is indeed holy, a temple enabled to offer sacrifice. But its holiness is derivative of his, its sacrifice is the pleading of his for the sake of the world.

As Christ offered himself, we offer ourselves to God as a living sacrifice in Christ.

In Canada and the British Commonwealth, Nov. 11 is Remembrance Day, a day in which the dead of World War I are brought to mind.

When a certain burden must be borne by some more than others, do we suddenly adopt the pirate’s code that Those who fall behind are left behind?