Father Joshua J. Whitfield reflects on the readings and Gospel for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Nov. 16, 2025.
Gospel singer Kim Burrell has issued a second apology after a backlash for her comments about "broke" and "ugly" people in a church sermon. A clip of Burrell, 49, making a speech before a church went ...
Gospel star Kim Burrell is taking heat on the internet for a portion of a sermon in which she speaks out against homosexuality. In the video which surfaced Friday (Dec. 30), Burrell denotes ...
With the onset of Advent, we begin a new lectionary cycle which features the Gospel of Matthew, which serves as bridge to Old ...
For generations upon generations, Gospel music has been a cornerstone in the Black community. Getting us through slavery, segregation and the modern day trials and tribulations of being Black in ...
Gospel singer Kim Burrell apologized to the LGBTQ+ community for a homophobic sermon she delivered in 2016, in which she called homosexuality a “perversion.” “I want to apologize to the LGBTQ ...
The gospel message is the most important message ever to have the privilege of preaching. The reality of the gospel is the most compelling truth there is to communicate. What is so compelling and ...
One man’s mountain is another man’s plain. In Luke (6:12-17, which precedes today’s Gospel) Jesus goes up a mountain to spend a night in prayer. The next morning he picks his Twelve Apostles. Then, ...
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) If it’s the closing Sunday night of the Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest, then it’s time to go to church. In what has ...
Jason Kempin/Getty Kim Burrell Gospel singer Kim Burrell is facing backlash after a recent church guest appearance. The 49-year-old Houston-based musician, who's worked with Mariah Carey, Frank Ocean ...
Evangelistic preaching is the proclamation of the Gospel in the power of the Holy Spirit with the aim of a clear decision for Christ in the hearers. To be sure, all Christian preaching should expect a ...