Hello, Building Faith readers! With a new liturgical year already underway and a new calendar year approaching, I’d like to share …
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Hello, Building Faith readers! With a new liturgical year already underway and a new calendar year approaching, I’d like to share …
Continue Reading about Letter from the Editor: 2023 Highlights, 2024 Hopes

"Chalking the Door" is a short liturgy for marking our homes with sacred symbols and asking God's blessing upon those who live, …
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’Tis the season for gift-giving guides and black Friday sales that started a month ago. As active disciples in faith communities, …

I (Jodi) have a confession to make: I don’t like Christmas pageants. It's not just the significant planning that they can require. …
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Editor's Note: This article is in a forthcoming issue of VTS Magazine. Some of its content is also published on the Forma website. …
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It inevitably happens a few times a year. A priest gets up to tackle a healing text or a passage full of demons, and now they are …

The seasons of the church year are great teachers in prayer. Each shows us a distinctive array of imagery, symbols, stories, and …
November is Native American Heritage Month in the U.S. This month provides an opportunity to learn more about the histories, …
In our church, we have noticed that our children and youth do not know the story about the birth of Jesus as well as they did ten …
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The Feast of All Saints takes place on November 1. Because this day calls Christians to remember and celebrate all members of the …
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