Msgr. Joseph Prior draws a parallel between an eagle lifted to new heights by the unseen wind, and the members of the Church empowered to proclaim the Gospel by the Holy Spirit, whose coming is ...

Newark Advocate faith columnist Mark Katrick connects the natural phenomenon of cross ventilation to a spiritual experience ...

At Pentecost, we sing of God’s expansive yes. But Scripture has a clear countermelody—a negative and restraining dimension of ...

Today is the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, which is celebrated each year on the fortieth ...

In the final hours before Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion, he said this to his disciples in John 15:13: “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down ...

COMMENTARY: The fourth-century Desert Father abandoned a life of theft and bloodshed to follow Christ, becoming a powerful ...

That’s not what Jesus does. Some Catholic biblical scholars find in the perfect tense of the word “conquer” a significant ...

For centuries, Christians have debated an important question. Can someone truly follow Jesus without baptism? Some churches ...

The Ascension on this day marks the completion the Paschal Mystery—the central mystery of our faith and salvation ...

How many times have you heard someone say “the truth will set you free” when talking about something that may be true but not “the truth” according to the Bible? When Jesus Christ spoke these words in ...

Sure, God can speak to you through a Bible verse quoted by AI. But easy access isn’t the same as transformative understanding ...

(RNS) — Forty days after Easter, Christians observe Ascension Day (May 14), celebrating the bodily ascension of Jesus into heaven. After many post-Easter appearances and conversations with his ...