An old hymn asks the following questions: "Why did He go to Calvary? Why was His life's blood shed for me?" The song’s chorus says that He loves us, and that is the reason that Jesus suffered on the ...

I would like to continue reflecting on Fleming Rutledge's extraordinary book The Crucifixion, which I consider one of the most insightful theological books of the decade. In a previous article, I drew ...

Standing before tens of thousands of college students and young adults at Passion 2026, Jackie Hill Perry delivered a message ...

How many of us can sing by heart the words of the song that starts “Jesus, keep me near the cross”? Can you recall the next few lines? More than just a song, it’s a much-needed prayer for Christians.

Jesus is a faithful Son of Israel. If his people are summoned, then so is he. What will become a basic pattern of our ...

The faithful around the world observe Good Friday on Friday, April 7, 2023. Good Friday is the "most solemn day of the year" for Christians, according to the CatholicLink website and many other ...

The cry of Christ on the cross should remind everyone that God always hears their prayers, even when he seems distant, Pope Benedict XVI said Feb. 8. “Let us bring to God our daily crosses, in the ...

The Seven Sayings of Jesus on the Cross are seven statements that Jesus made while he was being crucified, as recorded in the Gospels. The Seven Sayings — sometimes called the Seven Last Words — are ...

From the Gospel according to John 19:19-20: Pilate also wrote a title and put it on the Cross; it read, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews". Many of the Jews read this title, for the place where ...

His moments of doubt and temptation attest that we can follow him through our own. In many children’s Bibles, the Son of God swoops in like Superman to save the day. In these clearly mythological ...