Throughout this year of Mark, Jesus’ healing of the sick — physically and spiritually — is prominent. All this year, we’ve seen a recurrent pattern. Jesus encounters a sick person. Someone — either ...

SCRIPTURES & ART: Three artists — Rembrandt van Rijn, James Tissot and John Bridges — imagine the healing of St. Peter’s mother-in-law in different ways. “The Healing of Peter’s Mother-in-Law” by ...

"When [Jesus] saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the ...

Pope Francis challenged people on Sunday to “let Jesus look at and heal” their hearts. In his Angelus address June 27, the pope said that intimacy with Jesus was the path to inner healing. He said: ...

On the World Day of Consecrated Life, Pope Francis thanked the more than 18,000 priests and religious in the Democratic Republic of Congo for serving others amid the country’s “difficult and often ...

Jesus Christ is known for His teachings of love, compassion, and mercy, but many people don't realize He also challenged the religious rules of His time. Throughout the New Testament, Jesus confronted ...

Readings can be found here. In Jesus’ day, people believed in the presence of spirits. These beings, although intangible, were just as present and alive and active as any visible being. Some of these ...

Edgar Boevé ’53 has already firmly established his status in Calvin history as the founding father of the Calvin art department and, along with his late wife, Ervina ’46, one of the first persons to ...

In the City of Churches, a group of Christian leaders is gathering to explore the intersection of faith and mental health.

They point to his dialogue with the Syrophoenician woman. But the story shows the opposite of what they claim. Every few months, it seems, a new article pops up claiming that Jesus was racist. The ...