Indigenous women attend Pope Francis' celebration of a Mass marking World Mission Day in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 20, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Every Christian ...

True Christians have God’s loving vision in their mind and attitude, and the Wonderfully Weird Command, Make Disciples, turns it into reality. Speaking with Christians, they would say they understand ...

We’ve heard the Great Commission many times. We may even be able to recite these words of Jesus. But do we believe them? By that, I mean, “Do we seek to obey Christ’s command in the Great Commission?

“Go Make Disciples” is the new, five-year vision statement of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, Archbishop Paul Coakley recently announced in a pastoral letter. The vision statement is the fruit of a ...

Entering into parenthood is joyous – and filled with surprises. We look at someone else’s baby and think, ‘Aw, how cute!’ Once we begin having our own children, ‘Aw, how cute!’ remains true. But ...

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — In the middle of his most difficult retreat, a young 22-year-old missionary had his most grace-filled conversation. The high schoolers had been a tough crowd for Andrew on that ...

YES, IT’S SEPTEMBER. As hard as it is to believe, we are at the threshold of a new academic year. For those who are a little older, new beginnings take place in January, and with it comes New Year’s ...

The crucial first step of ministry begins with the Holy Spirit. Twelve years ago, I was an energetic campus minister leading outreach to college students at Fresno State. I longed to see their lives ...

As the resurrected Christ spoke to his followers, he commanded them to go into all nations to preach the gospel and make disciples, teaching them to obey all he commanded them. In modern Western ...

What if we took the Great Commission seriously? Many just talk about it. They talk, talk, talk but they do not seem to understand, we are to actually do what the Lord Jesus said. This was not idle ...