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Published July 20. 2021 5:16PM  By The past moral bankruptcy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich has led inevitably to its financial bankruptcy. Last week the diocese serving the Connecticut counties of New London, Middlesex, Windham and Tolland, as well as Fishers Island, N.Y., filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy Code. Along with Catholic dioceses across the nation and the world, the Norwich Diocese shares a shameful legacy of placing the protection ...

Inspired by Deuteronomy, Singapore Christians win praise for serving migrant workers at epicenter of COVID-19 outbreak.

BGCT Executive Board holds hybrid meeting May 25, 2021 Chair Clint Davis Iright), pastor of First Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant, presides over a meeting of the Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board. He asks a question of Ward Hayes (left), BGCT treasurer/CFO. (Photo by Ken Camp) Ken Camp / Managing Editor Share this article DALLAS—A majority of Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board members participated in their first in-person meeting in more than a year, gathe...

Russell Moore departs but division remains in SBC May 26, 2021 Bob Smietana / Religion News Service Share this article NASHVILLE (RNS)—Russell Moore’s resignation from the presidency of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission has put the Southern Baptists’ propensity for controversy on clear display. Conservative, pro-life, anti-same-sex marriage, Moore was hardly a theological outlier among his fellow Southern Baptist leaders, yet his opposition to the candidacy of Donald Trump, whom...

Russell Moore leaves Southern Baptist leadership, but denomination’s troubles remain Southern Baptists have long been able to find enough consensus to cooperate on missions. In recent years, theyve become less cooperative because of debates over race, politics and the role of women in the church. FILE - In this June 14, 2017, file photo, Russell Moore, then-president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, speaks at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Phoenix. At an SBC m...

Other seeds land on rocky ground but grow only a little before dying. Still other seed grow a great deal before weeds choke them. Lastly, some seeds produce a bountiful harvest, thirty, sixty, or a hundredfold (see Matthew 13:1-23), emphasizing growth and fruitfulness. The parable of the talents in the Gospel of Matthew also addresses the theme of growth and fruitfulness, but from a different perspective. A master goes away on a long journey, entrusting different portions of his fortune to thre...

Integrity Music released the follow-up EP, YWAM Kona Music last Friday. The debut release, The Commission, released in 2020 and contained songs about the mission of being sent; whereas, this new EP is the continued heart and next step to follow through the call to reach the ends of the earth. YWAM Kona Music is a diverse, global collective of artists, creatives, dreamers and musicians. With radical faith and a passion for loving God and loving people, this community of worshippers has the Gr...

Catholic social teaching nourishes parishes, parishioners — and society “Laudato Si’,” “Fratelli Tutti” and other encyclicals inspire individual Catholics, students in Catholic classrooms and faith life at parishes A series of infographics offer a guide to each chapter of Pope Francis’ “Fratelli Tutti” encyclical letter on fraternity and social friendship. Father William Holtzinger, pastor of St. Anne Parish in Grants Pass, said ...

20 Truths from Eugene Cho and Samira Izadi Pages latest release, ‘No Longer Strangers.’

The parable of the talents in the Gospel of Matthew also addresses the theme of growth and fruitfulness, but from a different perspective. A master goes away on a long journey, entrusting different portions of his fortune to three servants until his return. Two of the three invest the money and double it. The third buries his treasure and reaps no profit for his master. When the master returns, he praises the first two servants for their faithfulness. He condemns the third for wasting the oppor...