Paul wrote to Timothy, "Jesus gave Himself as a ransom for all men" (1 Timothy 2:6). What a beautiful description of ...

First, Stephen explicitly associates his death with Christ’s, repeating two of Jesus’ own words from the cross. He asks that ...

I was shocked when I started reading the sermons in poetry by Narsai, the fifth-century saint, the “Harp of the Spirit”, born ...

As the world gets swamped by the sights and sounds of the Christmas season — twinkling lights, festive music, and the bustle ...

The final resting place of the cup of Christ is the ‘holy grail’ of religious tourism. But hundreds of sites claiming to be ...

The arguments for purgatory are biblical and analogical, rooted in God’s plan to purify souls for heaven through a process of ...

For Christians, Christmas is a day of worship, a day of miracle and mystery, the day the baby Jesus arrived in his unique ...

The flour cross piped over its fruity and spicy bun represents the crucifixion of the central figure in the Christian faith.

He would be betrayed by one of his 12 closest friends, then executed on a cross under Octavian’s successor, Tiberius. He would die penniless ... of us who are broken. Jesus is an assurance ...

mother of Jesus in "Jesus of Nazareth" has died, aged 73. Hussey shot to international prominence as a teenager for her role in the acclaimed 1968 film version of Romeo and Juliet. The actress ...

But there was a cross. The Cross. Because of it we have this promise: “And He died for all, that those who live should no ...

Every Christmas season, as in every Easter season, I retreat from bread and butter life, including revelry, to retreat as ...