This Lent, as in years past, the longtime music director at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Mary Jones Rhodes, has organized a program called “The Seven Last Words”. She has chosen songs for ...

You have to draw close to hear the words, for a crucified man struggles to speak, his lungs crushed under the pressure of his own weight, even as his body screams to him in pain. During these hours ...

Answer: As we approach Good Friday and Easter, I would like to reflect on the seven last sayings of Jesus on the cross. They are not all found in any one Gospel, but they are recorded in the four ...

Jesus’ final words from the Cross — ‘It is finished’ — do not signal an end, but a consummation. Through the Creed and the Cross, we are invited into the mystery that continues through the Church, the ...

A researcher has pieced together the final moments leading up to Jesus' death and resurrection. The new map - based on Bible scripture and archaeological evidence - recounts Christ's journey through ...

Every year, people throughout the world celebrate Easter, but Easter is incomplete without Good Friday — a day considered sacred by millions of Americans. On Good Friday, Christians remember the ...

In this era of heightened partisanship, the homilist at the Sunday Eucharist is more easily vulnerable to accusations of taking sides, even if preaching basic Christian values. This is inevitable at ...

This Sunday’s Gospel offers another parable about prayer. Each of this Sunday’s readings suggests that God hears anyone who cries out, especially the brokenhearted. As the Gospel narrative nears the ...

In the springtime, families around the world celebrate Easter. For many Christians, Easter is an important holiday with church services to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. For ...

On the Solemnity of Christ the King, we meet a King who reigns from the cross and a thief who sees clearly—inviting us to discover how God works through littleness, weakness, and mercy.