Local Christians can take up their cross -- literally -- during downtown The Way of the Cross devotional parade Good Friday, April 18. The 14th annual cross walk is a symbolic re-enactment of Jesus' ...

The Pope urged the sisters to spend these days 'humbly listening to God and in courageous attention to the needs of others.' ...

Rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings. —1 Peter 4:13 If you are going to be used by God, He will take you through a multitude of experiences that are not meant for you at all; ...

What can you say about suffering that makes it better? If “better” means an end to suffering, let’s be honest: nothing. Suffering, in the sense of adversity, is written into nature. Plants do not ...

"But we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles" (1 Corinthians 1:23). We repeat St. Paul's statement of faith at every Mass ...

On this Good Friday, the Benedictine Sisters of Erie remembered the suffering and passion of Jesus Christ. Their goal was to bring tranquility and hope to immigrants who are living in fear of ...

Metaphors, models, and the meaning of the atonement. Our late modern culture has become increasingly sensitive to the dangers of abusive structures and institutions that foster self-interest, ...