No one, save God Himself, could take Jesus' suffering away but someone could ... he wasn't alone. His mother Mary, his friend John, and his friend Mary Magdalene stood by him and stayed with ...

Can you recall a time where you had to suffer for the faith ... is how these prayers affected Jesus’ mother. Mary is hardly passive in this Temple scene. Simeon has a prophetic message for ...

He has just published Jesus: the Human Face of God, a biography of Jesus No image is more central to the story of Christmas than that of baby Jesus in the arms of his mother, Mary. It was painted ...

Alone among the evangelists, it is John who informs us that "standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother ... of Jesus' suffering, how could they not take note of the sorrows of Mary?

Long a fixture on devotional medals worn by Catholics, Mary is so central to Catholic spirituality that Pope Francis earlier this year had to debunk the notion that Jesus’ mother would be ...

“The Gospels mention various appearances of the risen Christ, but not a meeting between Jesus ... Mary Magdalen and the Apostles were first to see the risen Christ. But we may believe that Mary ...

Each May, we celebrate Mother’s Day, a time to honor the selfless love and sacrifice of mothers everywhere. This secular holiday aligns beautifully with the Catholic tradition of dedicating May to ...

Mary, the mother of Jesus ... She is present at a wedding where Jesus turns water into wine; she makes an attempt to see her son while he is teaching; and she is there at his crucifixion.