Created by Jo Sung-hyun, Netflix’s In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal is a South Korean docuseries. It revolves around Korean cults, self-proclaimed prophets, and blind faith. The first season ...

The Sept. 12 feast of the Holy Name of Mary reminds us of its stirring history and, above all, the reason why her name is a most powerful prayer. José Madrazo, ‘The Immaculata’, c. 1800 (photo: Public ...

The core of Christian prayer is humility. Such humility is displayed when hearts acknowledge their sins, call upon the name of the Lord, and seek his mercy. It is his mercy that opens the door to ...

We gasp in horror, or let out a loaded, grieved sigh, every few minutes. My wife and I recently finished the Netflix documentary series, In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal. So far, the Korean ...

COMMENTARY: To pray in Jesus’ name is to do more than finish our prayers by saying “through Christ our Lord.” It means to pray in communion with the person of Jesus, to turn to the Father together ...

Words matter, and this week’s readings introduce two adjectives that deserve some consideration. Leviticus introduces the notion of “holy,” while today’s Gospel ends with “perfect.” These two ideas ...

Jesus, the writers of the New Testament, and observant Jews never say the name of God. So why is saying it such a trend among American Christians? In the Bible, names matter. They aren’t mere ...

Adapted from an Ethics at Noon presentation given at Santa Clara University on 25 September 2001. In spite of the many differences among Christians, Jews, and Muslims, they share a fundamental belief ...

What God invites us to call him says volumes about his relationship to us. Most of us have several names or titles to which we respond. In my work, I am called “Dr. Hemphill.” In most social settings, ...

The 176 names of Greek Gods and Goddess, and the 162 individual gods listed in the Egyptian pantheon of gods are actually few. Even the list of 249 Hindu Gods and Goddess names listed in the Hindu ...