On Friday, we walked to Calvary with Hans Küng as our guide on the passion and death of Jesus, his reflections in On Being a Christian pointing us to the critical, yet often scuttled, fact: Jesus died ...

The whole Christian faith hinges on one historical event: the bodily resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth on April 5, AD 33 (or April 9, AD 30). If Jesus rose from the grave and the tomb is indeed empty, ...

James Tissot, "The Appearance of Christ at the Cenacle," 1886-1894. (Wikimedia Commons) Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of columns by James Keenan, S.J., on contemporary issues in moral ...

As the faithful continue to meditate on the meaning of Easter, Gospel passages concerning Jesus after his resurrection offer illumination. The gospel story of Jesus encountering two travelers on the ...

Every year, Christians from around the world gather for worship on Easter Sunday. Also known as Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, Easter is the final day of a weeklong commemoration of the story of Jesus ...

This is Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s depiction of Jesus, second from right, having dinner with two of his disciples after his resurrection. Caravaggio lived from 1571-1610.

For the last 2,000 years, many have tried to deny the fact that Jesus rose from the dead. The reason is that people understand that the resurrection validates the Man and His message. If Jesus rose, ...

Greetings, everyone. Easter weekend is here and billions of Christians from around the world are taking time to reflect on the death and to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Recently, a friend of ...

In the summer of 2022, I visited the charming Alpine town of Oberammergau, Germany. I wandered its leafy streets lined with mural-painted houses, their balconies overflowing with flower boxes. After ...