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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. 

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Times and seasons

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For Christians, time is significant and sacred. Time is made holy because God is its creator. When God formed the world, he did so in time. The first words of the Bible remind us of this truth: “In the beginning” (Genesis 1:1). From…
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Christian yoga?

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Yoga has surged in popularity among members of many faith traditions or members of no religion at all. Yoga is a set of physical and spiritual practices originating in Eastern religions. Many equate yoga with other forms of exercise and do…
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Jesus is coming!

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Over the centuries, many Christians have predicted the second coming of Christ and, consequently, the end of the world. So far, none of these predictions have been correct; Jesus has not yet returned.  Jesus himself, speaking of the end…
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Imaging the holy

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Below the city of Rome can be found dozens of subterranean burial passageways: the catacombs. Here the martyrs and popes of the early Church were buried, making it a place for prayer for the first Christians and the site for ancient…