When we imagine the Apostles watching Jesus ascend through the clouds into the heavens, the event of Our Lord’s Ascension might strike us as a rather sad event. After all, the Apostles had spent three ...

“Jesus … chose twelve, whom he called Apostles” (Luke 6:13). In her book Team of Rivals, author Doris Kearns Goodwin tells how President Lincoln deliberately ...

Today’s Gospel comes in two sizes: the short version (Matthew 4:12-17) and the long version (Matthew 4:12-23). I strongly encourage priests to add the extra 45 seconds and use the long version. There ...

After the death of Jesus, his core group of followers went on to spread the good news about the life, death, and resurrection of their leader. Known as the Disciples or the Apostles, this cluster of ...

Archaeologists in northern Israel have uncovered mosaic floors in the ruins of a building they believe is the lost Church of the Apostles, in the biblical village of Bethsaida on the shore of the Sea ...

The Church of the Apostles, which is said to have been built over the house of Jesus’ disciples Peter and Andrew, has been discovered near Israel’s Sea of Galilee, according to a team of American and ...

On this Easter Sunday, I’d like to ask one deceptively simple question: Who were the apostles? As a child in Sunday school, I dimly lumped the apostles and disciples together. But that’s too neat.

After the death and resurrection of Jesus, His followers dedicated themselves to spreading His message throughout the land. Now you can share this uplifting story with your entire family. The Apostles ...

The mood is very different at the opening of Part 2. A solemn orchestral prelude leads to the scene of Christ’s betrayal. A choral recitative sets up the opposition of the authorities to Jesus’ ...