James Tissot, "The Appearance of Christ at the Cenacle," 1886-1894. (Wikimedia Commons) Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of columns by James Keenan, S.J., on contemporary issues in moral ...
John 20:19-31 is frequently used as the lesson text for the second Sunday of Easter. It is a familiar text to many, describing when Jesus appears to the disciples after the resurrection. Others recall ...
You can find today’s readings here. In today’s Gospel, Jesus appears to the disciples for the third time after being raised from the dead. The story goes that some time after Jesus’ resurrection, a ...
Scholars believe Jesus was born between 6 and 4 BCE in the town of Bethlehem, located in the modern-day West Bank. The Middle Eastern territory is located in what is now Palestine, though Israel has ...