Tag: Jesus

If you could get 100 non-massgoing Catholics in a room and ask them what they think of the church, and why they stay away, what would they say? asks Dr Philippa Martyr.

If we have ever been betrayed, we can look to Christ who experienced Judas’ betrayal, and the apostles who were also hurt by it and were able to move forward with trust in God.

In the Maronite icon of this feast “written” by Fr Abdo Badwi, Jesus is depicted as a child, seated centrally among the elders in the Temple.

Finding better ways to live "like Jesus did" — reaching out, welcoming, healing and including others — was the focus of Sister Liliana Franco Echeverri's small group discussions 9-10 October at the assembly of the Synod of Bishops, she said.

In the Maronite Liturgical Calendar, the fourth Sunday and week of the season of the Glorious Resurrection is being celebrated. The encounter that is portrayed happens after Jesus appears to Thomas who doubted He had risen.

In two CW articles (5,12/3/23), Fr John Flader writes about the conversion of Jews to Christianity in such a way as to give the impression that the Catholic Church advocates missionary activity towards Jews, and that Jews need to embrace Jesus to be saved. This impression is wrong on both counts.

Dear Father, We know that Jesus often preached in the synagogue in different cities. I have some questions. What exactly was a synagogue and...

After a year of terrible war in Ukraine and disastrous floods closer to home, in which people have lost loved ones, homes, livelihoods, where...

By Dr Biju Jose OSH Light is a very important metaphor in the Bible. It is among the first things created by God (Gen 1:3-4)....

The human soul is poised between heaven and earth, eternity and time, the supernatural and the natural. We seek to maintain a steady balance so...

At the outset of this Lenten series, I remarked on the truly cosmic dimension of what our Faith teaches about the nature of the...

Human beings ask questions of ultimate significance such as why do they exist. We see this, for example. in young children where they intuitively...