“Is the Lord’s Supper only for Christians? Whenever I ask this question I immediately remember the character of those that partook of… — Ben Witherington III Copy Share Image
“In the Orthodox ecclesial experience and tradition a sacrament is understood primarily as a revelation of the genuine nature of creation, of… — Alexander Schmemann Copy Share Image
“Sometimes silences are pregnant and sometimes not. It is hard to know what to make of the silence of much of the… — Ben Witherington III Copy Share Image
“Luther and Calvin believed that both the Roman church on the right and the Zwinglian and Anabaptist churches on the left made… — Frederick Dale Bruner Copy Share Image
Confession is something we will never outgrow, even if we become the saints God made us to be. Pope John Paul II… — Donald Wuerl Copy Share Image
Faithfully obeying God's commandments is essential to receiving the Holy Ghost. We are reminded of this truth each week as we listen… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
“Surely we can only come to understand each other's beliefs by means of direct encounter and open, honest discussion. In the meantime,… — Roger E. Olson Copy Share Image
Baptism is not only a sacrament of our union with Christ; it is also a sacrament of our communion as the body… — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
“For if we see that the sun, in sending forth its rays upon the earth, to generate, cherish, and invigorate its offspring,… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
The inviolability of the seal of confession is so fundamental to the very nature of the sacrament that any proposal which undermines… — Sean Brady Copy Share Image
“When exactly did this all change, and what were the social and theological factors that led to the change? The answer seems… — Ben Witherington III Copy Share Image
I might be celibate, but I appreciate the wonder of the sacrament of marriage. — Keith O'Brien Copy Share Image
“Someone once told the Catholic writer Flannery O’Connor that it is more open-minded to think that the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
“Beginning in 1519 and continuing until the end of his life, Luther expounded a theme that the Sacrament brings and means a… — Matthew C. Harrison Copy Share Image
“A marriage which does not constantly crucify its own selfishness and self-sufficiency, which does not ‘die to itself’ that it may point… — Alexander Schmemann Copy Share Image
“we want every latter day saint to come to the sacrament table because it is the place for self-investigation, for self-inspection, where… — Melvin J. Ballard Copy Share Image
“Very occasionally, a simplified form of communion and of adult baptism for new members of the church would be enacted but no… — Adam Nicolson Copy Share Image
“The liturgy of the Eucharist is best understood as a journey or procession. It is the journey of the Church into the… — Alexander Schmemann Copy Share Image
