St. Metrophanes Chi-Sung was a Chinese Orthodox Saint with a legacy of faith and martyrdom during the Boxer Rebellion.

Find out the ancient roots and historical origins of Christmas, blending Christian traditions with pre-Christian customs.

Motherhood is your highest calling.” At the time, this felt true—I’d left a career I loved to stay home with my child. Yet ...

When holly came to represent the crown of thorns and its berries the blood of Christ and ivy was said to signify the immortal soul, Christian homes, workplaces and churches could piously be strewn ...

King is Professor of New Testament Studies and the History of Ancient Christianity ... prominent disciple and leader of one wing of the early Christian movement that promoted women's leadership.

On Dec. 4 we celebrate St. John of Damascus, also known as St. John Damascene, priest and religious, who also became a doctor ...

The flight of the holy family is more than a historical curiosity. It points us toward the breadth and beauty of God’s ...

It offers a window into the unique openness of small-town America in the 19th and early 20th centuries. At a time when most ...

Do all church buildings face east? Does this matter? Why have some Christian denominations constructed their church buildings so the ... it’s a great opportunity for the congregation to learn some ...

In 1758 at the height of the French and Indian War, Moravian missionary Christian Frederick Post (1715-1785) was sent on a ...