Fifth, the cross overshadowed the cradle the moment that Jesus was born. He was born to die for you and for me. It is up to ...

In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Brothers and sisters, today is the Procession of the Cross which we celebrate on the first of August, and also the holy Maccabean martyrs ...

The Gospel shows us a change of heart among the people who were listening to the Lord. The change was dramatic, and it reveals the extent to which persecution and the cross are linked to the ...

“The Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life” (John 3:14). The Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross focuses on what photographers call the “decisive moment, ...

“Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up” (John 3:13). Num 21:4b-9; Phil 2:6-11; John 3:13-17 The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is an early ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. Historian Garret Fagan summarizes how the Romans—the culture encountered by the early church—viewed the values of strength ...

UNSOLVED mysteries of an ancient Anglo-Saxon preaching cross preserved in a Dumfriesshire church have the chance to finally be solved. A £50,000 international research project – The Visionary Cross – ...

The transformation of the blood-stained wooden cross of Calvary to the diamond-studded gold cross of a cathedral may well signify man’s attempt to remove the offense of the cross. Throughout the ...