A stained-glass window depicts Jesus as Christ the King. The Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, commonly ...
These meditations are dedicated to Cardinal George Pell, a courageous shepherd of the flock and a faithful son of the Church. He has suffered for his fidelity. Praised be Jesus Christ, now and forever ...
“In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth.” The word translated as create is a Hebrew word that only appears five times in the Scriptures, all five times in relation to God’s initial ...
At Easter, Oriental Catholics and Orthodox Christians sing the perplexing phrase, "By death, he conquered death." This chant ...
Life is a lot like the game of baseball. When it’s your turn to face the pitcher, you walk out to the plate … bat in hand … ready to hit a home run … listening to the roar of approval of those ...
As Father Jacques Hamel was celebrating Mass on July 26 in his parish of St. Etienne-du-Rouvray near Normandy, France, he could hardly have planned that his last words would be prophetic. Yet as two ...
In the cultural milieu of this past year, the title of this feast, “the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the ...
John begins his Gospel with the deity of Christ, and the Synoptic Gospels begin with the humanity of Christ and later declare his deity. “John, the great historian,” writes Austin, “begins his gospel ...
Without a thought for the pain it would cause, I threw the gift out the front door. I do not remember being punished. I hope ...
In his daily homily on Dec. 5, Pope Francis reflected that the words and actions of a Christian must be centered on Jesus, or they will be empty, leading to division and the "madness of pride." "A ...