The thief on the cross next to Jesus waited in suffering for the promise of paradise. So do many of us. When readers thumb through their Bibles for examples of courage, few consider flipping to ...

While the cross represents Jesus’ Passion and eventual ... Jesus—the “unrepentant thief” Gestas, and the “good thief” Dismas, who was later canonized. Although Dismas’ life story ...

To forgive what we should and live life for the good And to walk in the light not the dark. As you’re slicing your turkey or ham Please remember the sacrificial lamb. And bow down just to pray ...

One, for me, is the story of the good thief. Christ is on the cross, being put to death between two common criminals. The soldiers jeer. The thief on the left bitterly mocks him. “Aren’t you ...