The risen Christ is depicted in a stained-glass window at St. Aloysius Church in Great Neck, N.Y. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) This essay is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature ...
In lieu of saying “Happy Easter” many of our eastern Christian brethren say “Christ is risen; he is risen indeed!” With the Resurrection in mind, it is worth considering how the resurrected body is ...
Spoilers follow for the film Resurrection. For most of its running time, Resurrection relies on our doubt. Director and writer Andrew Semans knows we should believe women when they talk about abuse, ...
According to Catholic tradition, saints who are miraculously preserved from decay give witness to the truth of the resurrection of the body and the eternal life in heaven that is to come. Gold ...
Absurdity compounded into blasphemy” is the way Paul Tillich describes the traditional Christian belief in the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. He is not alone in his provocative and radical ...
As we enter the final weeks of ordinary time, the focus of the Church’s liturgical readings turns to eschatology — the Last Things (death, judgment, heaven and hell). The Church’s tradition observes ...