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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.
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…
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…
Times and seasons
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…
Christian yoga?
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…
Jesus is coming!
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…
Are souls reincarnated after death?
We remember our deceased family and friends in November with the commemoration of All Saints and All Souls. When we recall their passing, it is natural for us to wonder about questions such as: Is there life after death? What will eternal…
Imaging the holy
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…
Freedom through almsgiving
Christians throughout the world journey through the season of Lent by emphasizing prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Often we interpret such practices as exclusively Judeo-Christian, and indeed they are common to the Abrahamic faiths. Yet…