Dying on the cross, Jesus gave seven statements (commonly referred to as "The Seven Sayings from the Cross"). These statements…the last of a dying man… enable us to see into the very core… the very ...

Pain is the attention-getting gift that nobody wants. Its signals and sensations alert us to unwelcome events or situations. Pain “plunges like a sword through creation,” writes Evelyn Underhill, ...

Critics say American Christianity downplays Christ’s suffering. Two Reformed scholars answer the charge. If non-Western critics are right, American Christians have a skewed view of Jesus. Asian and ...

You have to draw close to hear the words, for a crucified man struggles to speak, his lungs crushed under the pressure of his own weight, even as his body screams to him in pain. During these hours ...

"But we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles" (1 Corinthians 1:23). We repeat St. Paul's statement of faith at every Mass ...

The feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross combines the paschal triduum and Christmas into one big feast. The scene depicted in Exodus demonstrates why humans need salvation. The hymn Paul wrote to ...

In a society that sees pleasure as the ultimate goal, Kirk Cameron reminded his fans that suffering is part of the Lord’s plan to ...