The Fourth Word from the Cross can be perplexing. Jesus is not forsaken by the Father. And Jesus does not think that he has ...

“After this, when Jesus knew that all was now finished, he said (in order to fulfill the scripture), ‘I thirst.’ A jar full ...

Whatever the historical reasons for the crucifixion, the Christian tradition has always insisted that one of the reasons ...

Msgr. Joseph Prior explains the readings for Palm Sunday, which trace the suffering of Christ through Scripture to the crucifixion, where those who witness it come to believe in Him.

Jesus’s Way of the Cross came to life in a dramatic way on Good Friday at St. Martin of Tours Parish in Gaithersburg, ...

Jesus’ outstretched hands on the cross continue to inspire the compassionate embrace of others by his followers, although the ...

John 14:6 states: “ Jesus answered, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Further Matthew 3:2 tells us to repent for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand.

I now preside at the same altar I frequented as a child. Such stability seems excessive, but the deepest truths dawn ever so slowly. Rootedness can be a great revealer. Over this altar, in gold, ...

For the past forty years, the church has been re-enacting the last few hours of Jesus' life, in accordance with the Christian faith. The spiritual pilgrimage is called The Stations of the Cross. The ...