Faith in Jesus after the resurrection replaced the doubts of Thomas. By keeping Jesus at the center of our lives, we make Thomas' proclamation our own in how we live and love one another, writes Msgr.

In Mark 2:28, Jesus claims to be the Lord of the ... may object to Christ's divinity and point to Gospel passages that show His lack of knowledge. According to them, the all-knowing God would ...

But ours would not be the true charity of Jesus Christ, which involves affection ... his heart opened by a lance for the love of us all. Our Lord abominates injustice and condemns those who ...

The boneyard that came to life, God said, represented backslidden and rebellious Israel. Ezekiel had been given the ...

But even though Easter is significantly commercialized in stores and society in general, its origin is rooted in the Bible as ...

Christ lovingly invites all to draw near to him with the promise ... “Worship on the Lord’s Day is marked by a particular focus on the great atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ. We appropriately and ...

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Easter is the celebration of the finished work of the messiah Jesus Christ, the ultimate rescuer and savior for mankind who sacrificed his life to provide forgiveness of sin—enabling all who ...