Anglican practices and rituals are primarily found in the Book of Common Prayer, the prayer book of Anglicanism, which helps define Anglican beliefs and worship practices on every level. The book is almost as important as the Bible itself to Anglicans. The Book of Common Prayer, which defines the “common”
The Baptist denomination is the largest free church denomination in the world with 43 million members. It is one of the largest Protestant Free Church denominations. More than 75 percent of all Baptists – about 33 million – live in America. There are about 216,000 Baptists in Great Britain, 850,000
The Catholic Church, known as the Roman Catholic Church, has well over one billion members, about one-sixth of the world’s population. It’s the world’s largest Christian denomination. It’s also the largest organized body of any world religion. Catholics are led by the Pope, also known as the Bishop of Rome,
Lutheranism is not a single entity. It is organized in autonomous regional or national churches. Globally, there are some 150 such Lutheran church bodies. Lutheranism is one of the largest Protestant denominations. It is also the oldest Protestant denomination. Lutheranism retains much of the tradition of the ancient and medieval
There are Methodist Churches in nearly every country in the world and global membership numbers about 70 million in 138 countries. The World Methodist Council (WMC), an association of churches in the Methodist tradition, comprises more than 40.5 million Methodists. There are at least 19 Wesleyan Methodist denominations in the
Dear Excellencies and Leaders in Catholic Education, I am very grateful to have an opportunity to reflect on some ways in which catechesis and evangelization can be enriched, made more effective, by engaging science. The issue of ecclesial disaffiliation revolves around the assumption that faith and science are in conflict.
My grandchildren attend a school that requires uniforms. However, every once in a while they have a “spirit” day when they get to dress up. Recently the kindergarten class was invited to dress up in the costume of another country. Excited to be relieved of their uniforms for a day,
Proclamation and Power By Peter J. Bellini Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God. I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done—by the power of miraculous
Greetings Hunger Leaders, Below you will find ELCA World Hunger resource suggestions for the 2026 season of ELCA Synod Assemblies and congregational engagement! Please feel free to order printed copies or create a QR code with these resources for download. Please read to the end; there are many valuable resources here! Lifelines
In 1 Peter 4, the apostle Peter urges believers to live with spiritual urgency by grounding their lives in prayer, love, and purposeful service. Rather than reacting to circumstances with anxiety or self-reliance, Christians are called to develop daily rhythms of dependence on God. This kind of prayerful awareness helps
An Inclusive Church Will Be a Growing Church Healthy churches pay attention to the people God has placed around them. When ministry reflects the realities of the surrounding community, congregations bear fruit; when it does not, decline often follows. In this piece from his new book An Aura of Hope,
Jacques Maritain (1882-1973) The political importance of Maritain is that he made what he took to be a Thomistic case both for the modern state as an institution through whose structures and procedures the common good of political society can be realized and for a conception of human rights which
Maurine When Joseph became vizier of Egypt, second only to Pharoah and wearing his ring of authority, he also got a new name that doesn’t exactly roll off our English-speaking tongues. It is Zaphnath-paaneah and what it lacks in clarity, it more than makes up in its meaning which is