While the crucifix on Pope Leo's new staff is similar to Scorzelli's design, the notable difference is that it depicts Christ ...

The feast of the Epiphany ("manifestation"), which entered the Western calendar from the East in the fourth century, is to all intents and purposes a second ...

The Texas state representative James Talarico, who’s running for Senate and also studying to be a minister, says Vice ...

While Catholics have been accustomed to the famed silver papal staff featuring the suffering of Christ crucified and used by ...

Ezra Klein and State Representative James Talarico of Texas discuss his faith, his politics and his Senate race.

We need contemporary storytellers to do what the parables originally did — wake us up. Vince Gilligan's television series ...

A Gospel without forgiveness is no gospel at all — it is a closed fist disguised as righteousness. Jesus spoke of the gospel ...

Yet Jesus, the Word incarnate, found nothing greater than hearing and delivering his Father’s words, the “one thing … necessary.”  The chief mark of discipleship is receiving Jesus in his Word, as ...

Rostov. Court of the Metropolitan, east wall, southwest view. From left: Church of the Savior "on the vestibule," southwest corner tower, Garden tower. October 4, 1992. William Brumfield At the ...

To be God’s people is to be caught up in parable, in story and storytelling.

The Bible reminds us in Romans 5:3-4, “We glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience ...

An oft-mentioned spiritual reading holds that the gifts of the Magi were symbols of who the baby Jesus was: Gold was the sign ...