The central bureau of statistics in Jerusalem reported there were 4.5 million tourists who traveled to Israel in the year 2019. Considering the total population of Israel is 9 million people and the ...

People can take a trip to a holy site or shrine during Holy Week as a powerful way to connect with God and deepen their faith. Many church communities have Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapels ...

Father James Dominic Brent, OP looks into the significance of the prayer in the context of Lent and the mystery of the Holy Trinity.

What effect does contemplating the Holy Face have? A devout Franciscan brother presents it well. “Who could ever go through such a torturous passion with so much evil intent, and end up with such a ...

I want you to imagine two great arches, one inside the other. The inner arch I’ll call “The story we usually tell”; the outer, larger, arch I’m going to call “The more encompassing story”. The story ...

Holy Saturday, the day immediately after Jesus Christ was put to death on Good Friday and before His resurrection on Easter Sunday, is not just a day of sadness, but also a reminder of God's promises, ...

I want to begin today by quoting an important verse, because as this sermon goes along, you may begin to wonder whether I believe this or not. John 3:16-17 says, God so loved the world that he gave ...

The chaos of grace and the grace of chaos. If one makes a statement by the type of entrance one makes, then God made quite a statement with Jesus. Jesus was born, says the Bible, with a virginal ...

In the April 4 edition of The New Yorker, its editor, David Remnick, reports that early in his presidency, Vladimir Putin, who identifies as an Orthodox Christian, was taken to church by a confident, ...