Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” What does this mean? It is a call to take action. It means to completely ...

The popular notion of “following your bliss” has gained substantial traction, primarily due to the influence of philosopher ...

SCRIPTURES & ART: Our suffering is tailor-made for our capacities, and by it we grow in holiness when we join it to the suffering and cross of Christ. Barna da Siena, “Christ Bearing the Cross, With a ...

We know what it to means to take up tennis. Take up knitting. Or take up a new hobby. But what does it mean to take up our cross? In Matthew 16:24, Jesus says to His disciples, “If any of you wants to ...

Jesus says that, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” ...

The announcement that he is the Messiah is followed by Jesus’s firm injunction forbidding his disciples to reveal this to anyone. Even more, Jesus foretells his suffering and death in Jerusalem, a ...

Sunday, Sept. 12, is the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass Readings: Isaiah 50:5-9a; Psalm 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9; James 2:14-18; Mark 8:27-35. The readings for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time in ...

Stephen Hope gives literal meaning to the Bible verse, "Take up your cross and follow me." For about two-and-a-half years, the evangelical Christian has been trekking through Texas with a 60-pound ...

I am so grateful to my friend, Dr. Bo Rollins, for filling in for me these past several weeks while I have been down with back problems. I know you have been blessed as he has done an exceptional job.

Attaching the Jesus of the Bible to the values of a global economy is a big stretch (“Jesus Saves, but He’s No Protectionist” by Dylan Pahman and Alexander William Salter, Houses of Worship, Oct. 21).