If the church is the bride of Christ, then Jesus is married to both Rachel and Leah—to the church he wants and to the church he has to take. Rachel is the wife he loves and thought he was getting, but ...

I gaze upon the crucifix at Holy Mass, contemplating the image of Christ’s broken body, poured out for the Church, as he is truly present — his body, blood, soul and divinity — on the altar. A sense ...

It's easy to say you love the church universal, the whole bride of Christ. But Scripture unmistakably calls us to love the ...

It was any bride's dream wedding — a packed church, a beautiful white dress and a palpable feeling of excitement and love. Three women from metro Detroit were the first to become consecrated virgins ...