In the late 1930s, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, then the most promising Protestant theologian in Germany, wrote a book entitled in English The Cost of Discipleship. Several years afterward he was arrested and ...

Throughout the history of the Church, from the time of the Roman persecutions until the present, Christians have been called upon to suffer and die for the Faith if situations demand it. The martyrdom ...

While good governance and discipleship look like two different things, they are in fact interconnected concepts that actually benefit each other. At its core, good governance involves noble and ...

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23rd Sunday in ordinary time, Cycle C. Today’s readings: Wisdom 9:13-18b; Philemon 9-10, 12-17; Luke 14:25-33 Being an authentic person, that is, being true to oneself and to others, is not a common ...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German Lutheran theologian, wrote a series of reflections on the Sermon on the Mount entitled The Cost of Discipleship, in which he maintained that discipleship requires us to ...

In The Benedict Option, I write that faithful small-o orthodox Christians need to prepare to be pushed to the margins of public life over our faith convictions. If we are not prepared for that, then ...

Readings: Wisdom 9:13-18b; Psalm 90, R. In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.; Philemon 9-10, 12-17; Gospel – Luke 14:25-33 The cost of discipleship is the major theme of this Sunday’s ...

The story is told about a priest who told his congregation: “I have in my hands three sermons: a P100 sermon that lasts for five minutes, a P50 sermon that lasts for 20 minutes, and a P20 sermon that ...