The Gospels tell us that Jesus spent time in prayer. Usually, we hear this when something very significant in his life or ...

Trump's administration has followed through on promised “shock and awe.” And in the chaos and confusion, what we need most is ...

The famous biblical book alludes to God only once. Historically, though, most interpreters have argued the poem’s about love ...

“Forty is a sacred number in Judaism,” Avayu told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. “Forty years in the desert, 40 days and nights ... series” of the bible. “There have been for centuries ...

Deep within Jordan’s desolate desert canyons and rugged mountains ... cult of Nabataean divinities Dushara and Al-’Uzza. In the Bible, the area around Petra is called Edom, the land believed ...

People who observe Lent do so to honor what is said in the Bible to be Jesus' 40 days fasting in the desert before his baptism. They also observe the holiday season in preparation for Easter.

I think of Joseph and his coat of many colors. His father, Jacob, loved Joseph and he gave him a very beautiful coat. When ...

Pancake Day is on Tuesday, March 4 in 2025. The day changes every year, according to when Lent falls, although Pancake Day always falls in February or March. Ash Wednesday always follows Shrove ...

The journey starts at a temple at the Temple Mount where Jesus was said to teach everyday and, according to the Book of Matthew 21:12-17, 'cleansed at the temple' of merchants and money changers seven ...

"Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after He had fasted forty days and ...

Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,” says Jeremiah in this Sunday's readings. Msgr. Joseph Prior compares the prophet's plea with the Beatitudes of Jesus, which encourage his disciples to place ...