The title of this feast, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, expresses the paradox of Christian faith. Christ's ...

This is American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner’s depiction of Nicodemus meeting Jesus at night on a rooftop in Jerusalem. Tanner lived from 1859-1937. (Courtesy Photo) Told in the Gospel of John, the ...

The man named Nicodemus appears only three times in the New Testament. Each occasion reveals his progress in his relationship with Jesus − from an inquirer to a convert to a devoted disciple.

He came to Jesus at night, sneaking off to see the man behind the miracles. He was a powerful Pharisee, a member of the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council. He wasn't supposed to mix with the motley ...

We are halfway to Easter on our Lenten journey of Faith. The Gospel of John records Nicodemus coming to Jesus during the night. Maybe Nicodemus recognized Jesus was more than a mortal man. We know the ...

As noted last Sunday, the Church offers two possible Gospels for the Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays of Lent. That’s because, although the Sunday readings are on a three-year cycle, the “scrutiny” ...

The Gospel of Nicodemus, also known as the Acts of Pilate, is a text that has been debated for centuries - but if it were to be proven true, it could shed light on the death of Jesus ...

This Sunday’s Exaltation of the Holy Cross did not historically come about to focus on Christ’s passion but to reflect on the ...

A pastor once lost a couple of prospective church members when he refused to let them have their wedding exactly the way they wanted. They told him, “Well, we were thinking of joining your church ...