Gently but firmly correcting their perception of “success,” Jesus invites them to remember what is truly important.

Shepherd’s inquisitive words of that hymn depict a great challenge to every soul, regardless of their ethnic origin: “Must Jesus bear the cross alone And all the world go free?

Jesus’ seven sayings from the cross are: Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. Today shalt thou be with me in ...

In an intensely spiritual moment, Jackie Webb leaned over and kissed the image of Christ crucified Tuesday evening in the ...

What if Jesus’ cross really is a healing burden? John tells us, in the gospel read at the liturgy for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, that God did not send the Son to judge the world — krino, in Greek.

Your unexpected, unintended, even undesired cross-bearing moment will come! And your eternal impacting decision must be made. Remembering Simon the Cyrene, who carried the cross for Jesus on his ...

What archaeology can—and can’t—tell us about Jesus’ crucifixion. ... An entire cross is likely to have weighed about 300 pounds while the crossbeam would have been approximately 75-90 pounds.

“Jesus walks to the cross, dies on the cross, so our soul can smile,” he said. Follow Elise Ann Allen on Twitter: @eliseannallen. Share. Latest Stories ...

Jesus has died, but Dismas remains on the cross for hours longer, in mounting pain. It is believed Dismas languished on the cross for at least twice as long as Jesus did.

On Friday, a heavy wooden cross, 12 feet in length, will be dragged through Denville for a distance of more than 2 miles — an agonizing task for anyone, as it was for Jesus. But Maddie happens ...