Rev. Paul Nicholson, S.J., begins his homily for the Ascension with a striking image from Medieval art: Jesus’ feet dangling ...

And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them ...

Jesus has been preparing his Apostles for ... since he still doesn’t like Christians.) Keywords: ascension scriptures & art John Grondelski John M. Grondelski (Ph.D., Fordham) is former ...

But do we even notice Ascension Day, which annually tiptoes by on a Thursday (May 29 in 2025, in case you wondered)? Do we pause to marvel at the message of Jesus’s ascent in a cloud to God’s right ...

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Jesus’ return to heaven was not an awkward stage exit but the climax of our redemption story. For a long time, I never really understood the Ascension. To me, the disciples’ question in Acts 1 ...

Among the anniversaries in the Church’s calendar of holy days, the ascension of Jesus Christ probably causes modern Christians more embarrassment than joy. Coming forty days after Easter ...

Then I started looking at the story of the ascension: “While Jesus was blessing them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven.” The version in Acts, I think, has an even more dramatic ...

Bella Terra wasn’t overrun by Ascension Day sales. Nowadays, Jesus’ ascension is largely ignored or forgotten. However, Jesus’ ascension is a joyous day, concluding the Easter season.

Jesus' ascension to Heaven depicted by John Singleton Copley in “Ascension” (1775). Image courtesy of Creative Commons When you create a password at your bank, it asks you some authentication ...