Our motto, at one time, used to be “Moving Tradition Forward.” One of the oldest traditions of our synagogue is my annual “Christmas Sermon” and I try to move forward our discussion of Christianity ...

The complex world of ancient biblical manuscripts. Last week, CT published a piece about the “First Century Mark Saga.” It’s a complicated, nearly decade-old situation that reveals much about the ...

What is the account that we get from Acts about the early history of the Christian church? The Book of Acts records or reports that there was a special event that took place at Pentecost, which would ...

Since the beginnings of the Catholic Church, the choice of a papal name has never been trivial. It often reflects a spiritual intention, an ideological affiliation, or a tribute to a prominent figure ...