This Sunday’s readings offer practical, mystical and spiritual resources that the new pope will have to rely on and remember ...

reinforcing Jesus’ role as the Lamb whose sacrifice brings redemption. 3. Jesus, the Lamb of God John introduces Jesus with a profound declaration by John the Baptist: “Behold, the Lamb of God ...

They ascended the scaffold out of love for Christ. Within days of their sacrifice, the Reign of Terror came crashing down.

Of the sacrifice of Christ, the main sign or figure of the sacrifice of Christ in the Old Testament is the paschal lamb. At every Passover, the Jews recalled and renewed their covenant with God by ...

Of the sacrifice of Christ, the main sign or figure of the sacrifice of Christ in the Old Testament is the paschal lamb. At every Passover, the Jews recalled and renewed their covenant with God by ...

The theme of God as shepherd comes through in each of the readings this Sunday. The connection between the divine shepherd ...

According to the Bible, God sent eight devastating ... as well as being a metaphor for the sacrifice Jesus made. Another potential reason why it is customary to eat lamb at Easter is that the ...