Sept. 13 is the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B, Cycle I). Monday, Sept. 14, is the Triumph of the Cross — a great day to take the whole family to Mass. The feast recalls the value of the cross ...

The spot is two miles south and three-quarters of a mile west of the farmhouse, a stretch of country road that Ana has always hated because of its sugar sand, so often found south of the Arkansas ...

LEADER: Lord Jesus, as we follow your steps on the day you died for us, spiritually unite us with the reality of your suffering and death, so that we can know you better, love you more, and imitate ...

“Christ on the Cross,” by the French painter Philippe de Champaigne, was painted around 1655. By the Baroque era, the more grotesque, realistic portrayals of Christ’s body had largely given way to a ...

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IDOLATRY is a big tree with so many branches, one of which is Iconolatry. Iconolatry is the sentimental reverence or honour given to graven or carved wooden or bronze images of objects or given to ...

The painting, believed to be lost for four centuries, made an astonishing comeback that has rocked the art world. The painting, "Christ on the Cross," is by 17th-century Baroque master Peter Paul ...

The Conversation via AP — In the fall, Catholics and some other Christian churches celebrate the Feast of the Holy Cross. With the feast, Christians commemorate Jesus Christ’s life, especially his ...

My niece’s friend asked: “Does the Sign of the Cross always have to be made with the right hand?” Another friend reacted immediately: “Of course it must.” A third retorted, “But isn’t that awkward for ...