St. Augustine calls this life the ‘Before Easter’ season — a time of labor, suffering and praise — preparing us for the ...

The celebration of the solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord is an annual opportunity for ... St. Luke gives us a beautiful image and detail, that Jesus “led them out as far as Bethany, raised ...

For Luke, that began with Jesus' Ascension. Have you ever imagined the ... we'll find a wide variety of images and perspectives, each communicating its own take on the meaning of the event.

“I love the Lord and want to be close to him.” Emily Turjman, a well-known figure in the Latin parish of Jerusalem, outside the Chapel of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives in Jerusale ...

Rev. Paul Nicholson, S.J., begins his homily for the Ascension with a striking image from Medieval art: Jesus’ feet dangling ...