Church of the Redeemer is a multi-cultural and multi-generational church that operates four campuses in Maryland, just north of the Greater Washington DC area. Please visit our main website to find more information about our church.
The Church is a good mother who provides a number of ways to help ensure prayers for the dearly departed.
In this timely message, Pastor Craig shows us how to extend God's mercy in an unforgiving world. Remember how much mercy God has given to us!
Imagine the tension in the room as a known sinner walks in and starts weeping at Jesus' feet.
In the context of an Ignatian retreat it is always beneficial to prepare oneself to make an excellent Confession. To make a good confession demands prior preparation! The better the prior preparation, the more abundant the graces and the more overflowing the river of peace in your soul! Following are ten short helps to make the …
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If moderns no longer know what the word “sin” means, perhaps they should search their lives for frustration.
Love, mercy, and human dignity are all wonderful things, and it’s right for the Church to emphasize them. It’s also right to take them seriously, and try to understand what they are, what’s behind them, and where they point. To do that we need to remember that on the Christian view—indeed, on any sane view—we …
Don't miss this visual guide that will teach you how to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet. This is an easy prayer Catholics can
How to Find and Prosper in the Ultimate "Safe Space” The book, Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to An Organic Christian Community – Where We’ve...
Proclaim, baptize, and teach is the order of the Christian life. Yet, I’ve noticed some live their Christian lives out of order, delaying their baptism.
I’m listening and thinking about what a relief it is not to be thinking about the election.
The part of the Gospel that talks about the fig tree got stuck in my head so I decided to ask people what they could teach me about figs. I heard: It’s what’s on the inside of a... Read More
There is a great temptation, given the inclination of the mental faculties to create hard and fast differentiations and dualities, to either decide that the outer form of worship, including the spe…
Liberalism means departing from a historical understanding of Scripture in favor of "new" interpretations more consistent with secular views.
Some religious orders have balked at posting lists of predator priests. But the Claretians’ U.S. websites don’t even mention the scandal, how they’ve responded or how victims can complain.
Dr. Matthew Sleeth loves trees. Not just because they are beautiful, but because he believes they can teach us a lot about God’s nature. In his new book Reforesting Faith:…
I came to know Mercy as an undergraduate student at Mount Mercy University. At first, I ran away from it. I did not come to college to become a nun, so I escaped it by telling myself that my only purpose here was to attain a degree. I cannot help but smile at how God continued to place Mercy in my life—especially when I was not actively seeking it out.
Bible dictionaries in the Olive Tree Bible App are powerful tools that help you better understand the content of the Old and New Testaments. Learn more!
Learning the different verse forms that poets have used for centuries might seem like a daunting task, but in this article we’ve picked ten of the most popular and enduring verse forms, and offer a short introduction to each of them. So, if you’ve always wanted to know more about […]