There, Jesus said to Peter, “On this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matt. 16:18, ESV throughout). As I walked with my tour, I noticed a small ...

The Gospel of Matthew inspired an enduring Christian symbol: Jesus passing the keys to Peter. Cardinals are now choosing who will hold the keys — and their power ...

I encourage you, brothers and sisters, love like Jesus. Love one another unconditionally. Call upon Jesus to give you ...

But then, two-thirds in, we are suddenly on solid ground. Christianity is reinvented for cities and for monasteries. Peter Lombard writes the “Sentences” — “the first systematic work of ...

One Protestant argument I have encountered holds that because Scripture elsewhere calls Jesus Christ a “Rock” — therefore (so the reasoning goes) Peter can’t possibly be called the same thing.