Baptism frees us from the guilt -- sometimes poetically referred to as the "stain" -- of original sin.

The public ministry of Jesus is book-ended by trial. At its beginning, he is tempted by the devil in the wilderness; at its ...

The star-studded new kids’ movie “The King of Kings” cleverly tells the story of the gospels with a creative framing device.

Especially in a Jubilee Year, but also every day, priests are called to continual conversion so that they can authentically ...

The Catholic Church in France will welcome a record number of adults into the faith this weekend with strong growth in the ...

On a similar issue, some object to infant baptism, claiming it to be invalid since an infant is too young to willfully accept Jesus. To address these issues on baptism, we need to begin with the ...

Whoever the Beloved Disciple at the Last Supper is, on that retreat I was being invited to take that place—to be the Beloved ...

Since the Bible isn’t written as a screenplay, the animated movie THE KING OF KINGS uses a device to make the story of Jesus ...

Scholars debate whether the Gospel stories preserve ancient memories or are just Greek literature in disguise. But there’s a ...

Of the four gospels in the Biblical canon, the Gospel of Mark is the shortest by a significant margin. The writer of John had ...

During Holy Week, also referred to as Semana Santa, Catholics get to know Jesus more deeply over a week of solemn ...