Scientists say that the name of Christianity’s central figure wasn’t originally Jesus Christ — he went by another title in his mother tongue that’s nothing like today’s iteration, the Daily Mail ...
His moments of doubt and temptation attest that we can follow him through our own. In many children’s Bibles, the Son of God swoops in like Superman to save the day. In these clearly mythological ...
Our answer to the question asked by Our Lord — “Who do men say that I am?” — changes everything for us. Rogier van der Weyden, “The Crucifixion, with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist Mourning, ...
"Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me’" (John 14:6). This Bible verse comes from the Gospel of John, one of the four gospel ...
We tell them God needs them to be Jesus for others by living as Jesus did and as Jesus calls us to live for others. These actions make the presence of Jesus at Mass and in the Eucharist more real for ...
Sometimes, it feels like the world is full of chaos, confusion, and conflict. Enemies seem to be multiplying. Trouble always seems to be coming our way. Our fears, our anxieties, our uncertainties, ...
One of the key themes of Biblical theology at the turn of the century was the search for the “historical” Jesus, an attempt to discover his “personality” and his own sense of his mission. This quest ...
Like every saint, St. Peter was not a superhero, he was just a real, imperfect person who generously said, "yes" to Jesus, Pope Francis said. Like every saint, St. Peter was not a superhero, he was ...