"And when he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight" (Acts 1:9). Today, 40 days after Easter, is known as the "Feast of the Ascension ...

The Feast of the Ascension is the fortieth day after Easter Sunday, which commemorates the Ascension of Christ into heaven, according to Mark 16:19, Luke 24:51, and Acts 1:2.

He speaks about how art and imagination can help a homily ... But we can, today, on this Feast of the Ascension, take time to recognize God at work in our own world and in our own lives.

As I’m writing this on May 9, our Roman Catholic and (some) Protestant cousins are celebrating the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord. As you’re reading it in early June, my fellow Orthodox ...

Doesn’t this switch downplay the immense importance of the great feast of the Ascension — one of the five holiest days of the entire liturgical year, alongside of Easter, Christmas ...

One year ago, on the feast of the Ascension, we attended Mass in a hotel basement. One of our older kids was in a weekend tournament, and a priest from one of the Catholic school teams offered to ...

Following the account of Acts 1:3 we learn how Jesus Christ appeared forty days before his Ascension into heaven. The feast of the Ascension has been celebrated by many Catholic dioceses on the ...

Ascension Day is a particular moment of celebration within ... "This addition to Westminster Abbey's invaluable series of music for feast-days gets off to a cracking start with Stanford's magnificent ...