Jesus is the good shepherd (Jn 10:11,14); he knows, protects and loves his sheep and he willingly laid down his life for his sheep. A priest takes his cues from his Master and strives to be a good ...

The Epistle to the Hebrews joins the Revelation to John as the literature most intimidating to readers of the New Testament. With the Revelation the reader must endure its terrible splendor; with ...

"Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me’" (John 14:6). This Bible verse comes from the Gospel of John, one of the four gospel ...

Christ is Prophet. Christ is Priest. Christ is King. This three-fold division of the mediatorial work of Jesus Christ has become traditional in Protestant theology. The offices declare the ...

Celebrating today the chrism Mass in the Basílica of Saint Peters, Pope Benedict said that “the nucleous of the priesthood is to be a friend of Jesus." He invited the priests present to "offer their ...

Notice that the tax collector’s humility is steeped in hope. He cannot save himself, but God can. This tax collector summons those twins called grace and mercy. In this man’s humility, a grace given ...

When the plague struck the Italian city of Milan and the surrounding area in the 1570s, St. Charles Borromeo, then a cardinal, became well-known for his efforts to remind people of their faith in a ...

Although I do not want to call more attention to James Dooher’s June 20, 2019, response (“Women can’t be priests in Catholic Church because Jesus said so”) to Meg Ksander’s letter calling for women in ...

This is Dutch artist Gerard van Honthorst’s depiction of Jesus appearing for his trial before High Priest Joseph ben Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin. Van Honthorst lived from 1592-1656. (Courtesy Photo) ...

The patrons of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mecca are once again in mourning. On Thursday morning, church officials confirmed to Telemundo 15's Marco Revuelta that the church's priest, ...