The thief on the cross next to Jesus waited in suffering for the promise of paradise. So do many of us. When readers thumb through their Bibles for examples of courage, few consider flipping to ...

The second word from the cross, the second time Jesus speaks from the cross, he promises paradise to the Good Thief, the one we call St. Dismas. It is astonishing to consider that, on that first ...

No. It tells the story of the last person Jesus ever spoke to before He died. The thief on the cross. We know him. We’ve heard his voice echo across the centuries from Luke’s Gospel ...

There’s a moment in *Heaven, How I Got Here* that absolutely guts you. It’s the moment when the thief realizes how close he came to missing everything. He was right there. Just a few feet from ...

So, I’ll ask you again: should we be scared of Jesus?

Catholic faithful in Kensington marked Good Friday on April 18 with a “Stations of the Cross” procession, symbolizing Jesus’ journey as he carried the cross before his crucifixion and resurrection on ...

From the location of the “place of skulls” to ancient Jewish burial rites, here’s what archaeologists do—and don’t—know about ...

One, for me, is the story of the good thief. Christ is on the cross, being put to death between ... He looks at Christ and says, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” ...

Preaching in the Sistine Chapel on May 9 to the cardinals who elected him, the first pope born in the United States opened ...