The whole book is told from the perspective of this criminal—already in heaven—looking back on the last day of his life. He walks us through the hours, his crimes, his mocking, his moment of clarity, ...

Let me say it again: the Cross was no accident. It was an appointment. And if God appointed a dying criminal to be the first ...

In recent decades, some Christians have moved away from the theory of penal substitutionary atonement, which summons up the ...

For more than 20 years, Father Raymond de Souza has preached the “Seven Last Words” devotion, a traditional meditation on the ...

58. “‘Sir’, they said, ‘We remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ ...

The Roman soldiers were stamping so vehemently, you could feel vibrations through the floor. They nailed Jesus to the cross and roughly brought forward two thieves to crucify, one on each side.

From the location of the “place of skulls” to ancient Jewish burial rites, here’s what archaeologists do—and don’t—know about ...

For me, there are three themes that I draw out of our tradition and that I emphasize in my preaching: solidarity, empathy and ...

Easter, quite simply, is the observance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Many people have different ideas ...

We are entering the last several days of Holy Week. These culminate in Jesus’s ministry and the beginning of his Passion and Death. Christians worldwide are getting ready to celebrate the Resurrection ...