In the Gospel of John, the disciples’ first question and their last are mirror images of each other. The Greek makes the connection impossible to miss.
The instrument of death was transformed into a tree of life that continues to bear fruit for all those who approach it.
We can read and know everything about Christ, but at some point we need to have a personal encounter with Our Lord and experience his mercy.
In Gethsemane, even Saints Peter, James, and John fall asleep. And all of us in our own lives have spiritually fallen asleep when Jesus called us to be awake.
Spring invites us to open windows, start again, and try something new — so why not let that spirit extend to the way we honor Christ, too?
We often marvel at towering statues of Christ, but sometimes it’s the life-size ones that stay with us the longest.
Our natural reaction may be to recoil, but the Christian way is to serve others with a joyful disposition.
When the blind man in the Gospel is cured, those who knew him do not recognize him anymore.
Fragments of the Cross lost since a 1944 earthquake return to San Juan’s cathedral in the midst of Lent.
Research suggests the venerated Christ of Alcantarilla may be the work of Alessandro Algardi, a major sculptor of the Roman Baroque.
Every time we set our eyes on Jesus hanging on the cross, we can remember how much love and patience he had for those who put him to death.
A peer-reviewed rebuttal in a specialized journal challenges claims that the Shroud’s image arose from a medieval bas-relief technique.
One could say that the first Catholic school to ever develop was the "school" that Jesus instituted while he was on earth.
A relic long associated with guarded exhibitions and careful physical access is now available globally through a dedicated digital platform.
In a certain sense the entire Bible could be condensed and abbreviated by simply reciting the name of Jesus.
Many people know St. Andrew by the cross that he is depicted with, a cross that is now flown on various flags throughout the world.
Whether we like it or not, Jesus is King of the Universe, and reigns over us with a heart pierced with love.
