The feast of St. John the Evangelist, an apostole who played a very prominent role in many of the New Testament narratives, ...

Christian actor Alister Hawke knew he had "big shoes to fill" when stepping into the role of the Apostle John, Jesus' beloved ...

Once again, we have lessons that are intended to help us understand how to be a disciple of Jesus -- what it means to follow Jesus. To put this in context, it's good to remember from the last couple ...

Jesus's twelve companions were instrumental in spreading his teachings and the Christian religion after his death. Nobody knows for sure just how long Jesus' ministry, teaching and travelling ...

It always amazes me how the Gospel lessons that are assigned as they are for this particular Sunday every year, even though they are there the Sunday after Easter every year, they fit in so well with ...

Christena Cleveland spent much of her childhood in an evangelical church surrounded by traditional images of a porcelain-skinned and flaxen-haired Jesus. But one day she came across a portrayal of ...

Jesus called the disciples to follow him and to place everything, without reserve, in the service of the reign of God. But does that mean he wanted to call all Israel to discipleship? Was it his goal ...

As information has emerged that claims to show Jesus Christ had female disciples as well as male, we ask what the latest evidence is and who has uncovered it JESUS is conventionally thought to have ...

Photo by Daan Stevens on Unsplash. In today’s Gospel, Jesus offers a prayer just before he is arrested. While the Synoptic Gospels record the agony in the garden, when Jesus’ followers fall asleep as ...