Did Jesus Really Die on April 3, A.D. 33?
Faith, history and science converge on one of Christianity’s oldest questions surrounding the Crucifixion.
Results from Tag: 'crucifixion'
St. Longinus: The Centurion Who Pierced Christ’s Side
Tradition holds that the soldier who pierced Christ’s side at the Crucifixion came to believe in him and is honored today as St. Longinus, whose monumental statue stands in St. Peter’s Basilica.
The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery: The Crucifixion of Our Lord
ROSARY & ART: In suffering for our sins, Jesus is teaching us, showing us graphically just how hateful, destructive, violent and malicious sin is.
The Church Was Born From the Side of Christ
‘That He completed His work on the gibbet of the Cross is the unanimous teaching of the holy Fathers who assert that the Church was born from the side of our Savior on the Cross like a new Eve, mother of all the living.’ —Pope Pius XII
The Logic of the Cross of Christ
The Cross is an image of the definitive revelation of the heart of the Father.
English Diocese Committed to Protecting Celebrated Mural of the Crucifixion Under Threat
‘The Crucifixion’ was commissioned by the Catholic church in 1955 and is one of only two surviving ecclesiastical murals created by Mayer-Marton.
Darkness at Jesus’ Crucifixion — Solar Eclipse or Sandstorm?
“It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, while the sun’s light failed …” (Luke 23:44-45)
What Christ Suffered in the Passion
A medical doctor details Jesus’ torture and death on Good Friday.
Be Not Afraid to Share the Triumph of the Victor-Victim
COMMENTARY: Jesus, the happiest person who ever lived, has promised to share his happiness forever with those who unite their sufferings to his cross
Crucifixion Display Vandalized at New York Church
St. Athanasius parish sent a public message to the perpetrator on their Facebook page: “We forgive you and we are praying for you!”
