Editor’s Note: This column was originally posted on July 4, 2014. At 8:45am on Sept. 11, 2001, I was walking into the Magnificat office, 20 miles north of the World Trade Center. My assistant told me ...
The Bible says Jesus Christ lugged his crucifix up a hill in Calvary just outside the walls of Jerusalem before the Romans nailed him to the cross to die. But archaeologist Robert Cornuke says the ...
(RNS) — At the beginning of Holy Week, Christianity Today published an article on the crucifixion that caused a firestorm. In the article, Daniel Silliman described the work of a Bible scholar who has ...
Twentieth century theologian P.T. Forsyth’s work reminds Christians today to put the cross before and the world behind. I love the church, but I can’t say I always understand or even like it. And in ...
As a priest, I am called to serve as a guardian and custodian of religious symbols, such as the Cross, the Bible and the Church. I am also called to interpret and help others interpret these symbols ...