When we think of the Passion of our Lord or make the Stations of the Cross, one image that should come into our mind’s eye is the Sixth Station — St. Veronica wiping the face of Jesus to comfort him.

What effect does contemplating the Holy Face have? A devout Franciscan brother presents it well. “Who could ever go through such a torturous passion with so much evil intent, and end up with such a ...

Spiritual wisdom teaches us that “we die as we have lived.” Our entire lives are blessings in themselves, even as they are also opportunities for us to prepare well for a holy death and to live ...

Kim and Chuck Zurcher, of St. Columbkille Parish in Papillion, Neb., present Benita Habib, a member of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish in Omaha, an image of the Holy Face of Jesus Nov. 25, 2019. (Credit: ...

What Jesus’ midnight prayer in the garden tells us about cosmic conflict in the supernatural realm. “Father, if it is your will, please heal your servant; yet not our will, but yours be done.” As a ...

As Christians prepare for the Lenten season that begins Wednesday, Holy Cross Catholic Church in Batavia hosted a visit by a holy relic. Vicki Schreiner of Oklahoma City came to Holy Cross Feb. 21 to ...

Lord Jesus, who welcomed the little ones in your arms and blessed them tenderly, today we bring before you the children ...

Interceding in community is vital to the Christian life. A young Chinese woman with a rare chronic disease spent most of her days in darkness in the early 20th century. As Christiana Tsai lay in her ...

Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024 at 11 a.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream with YouTube /not available in the PBS app In 2003, Emmy Award winning filmmaker, author and theologian, Dr. Norris J. Chumley and historian and ...

It was a special evening at Guardian Angel Parish in Oran on Thursday, March 14. Friends of Father Joseph Kelly, Stan & Janet Schwent of Bloomsdale, brought the Holy Face of Jesus Relic to Oran for ...