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Fr. David Endres
Fr. David J. Endres is a priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. He serves as the academic dean and associate professor of Church history and historical theology at The Athenaeum of Ohio/Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West in Cincinnati.
Is the Bible alone sufficient for communicating all that we need to be saved? Sola scriptura (“by Scripture alone”) is among the most enduring teachings of the now 500-year-old Protestant Reformation. Since half of Americans identify…
Our Holy Meal
BY FR. DAVID J. ENDRES Food is often linked to religious practice, whether as an offering to the divine, a form of remembrance, or a sign of the sacred. Jewish believers annually celebrate the Passover through a ritual meal called a Seder,…
How do we know Jesus existed?
BY FR. DAVID J. ENDRES How do we know Jesus ever existed? From time to time an article or a book will make its way into the market arguing that Jesus’ existence was a coordinated hoax or a collective hallucination. Since modern society is…
Will only a few be saved?
by Fr. David J. Endres Editor’s note: This column, "Outside Perspectives", addresses a religious topic and seeks to find a common element in another faith while emphasizing the Catholic Church’s teaching. Narrow Door There are more than…
Mary, Blessed among Muslims
by Fr. David J. Endres Editor's note: This column, Outside Perspectives, addresses a religious topic and seeks to find a common element in another faith while emphasizing the Catholic Church's teaching. Christians on pilgrimage in the Holy…
Keeping the Fast
BY FR. DAVID J. ENDRES Editor's note: This column, Outside Perspectives, addresses a religious topic and seeks to find a common element in another faith while emphasizing the Catholic Church's teaching. In June, Muslims complete a month of…
Resting with Abraham
BY FR. DAVID J. ENDRES Editor's note: This column, Outside Perspectives, addresses a religious topic and seeks to find a common element in another faith while emphasizing the Catholic Church's teaching. In the parable of Lazarus and the…
The Healing Power of God
BY FATHER DAVID J. ENDRES Editor's note: This column, Outside Perspectives, addresses a religious topic and seeks to find a common element in another faith while emphasizing the Catholic Church's teaching. One can scarcely open the…
In the world but not of the world
by Fr. David J. Endres Editor's note: Outside Perspectives is a column that addresses a religious topic and seeks to find a common element in another faith while emphasizing the Catholic Church's teaching. Every Christian must grapple…
Born from above
by Fr. David J. Endres Editor's note: This column, Outside Perspectives, addresses a religious topic and seeks to find a common element in another faith while emphasizing the Catholic Church's teaching. Across Christian traditions, the rite…