Early Christianity faced numerous challenges, both from external persecution and internal doctrinal disputes. Among the most ...

We who don’t have Moses’ greatness can also grow weary halfway through our daily struggles. That’s why we pray the Angelus. Angelus means “angel” and is the first word of the prayer in Latin. You can ...

The early Christians consistently recognized Mary as the New Eve, drawing a direct parallel between her obedience and Eve’s ...

Who is responsible for the birth of Christianity? As with any major phenomenon, the answer is complex. Christianity developed ...

Tertullian, (197) in his "Apologeticum" likewise asserted, "To prevent birth is anticipated murder; it makes little difference whether one destroys a life already born or does away with it in its ...

2270 Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception. From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person ...

Furthermore, several of the fathers, including Irenaeus and Tertullian, whose writings were earlier than any extant manuscript of this part of John, used texts which carry this verse in the ...

Tertullian, one of the early Church fathers of the second century coined the term, “the blood of the martyrs is seed for the church.” No doubt, anytime the church has faced persecution, she has always ...