Gratuitousness emphasizes the free and superabundant nature of God’s initiative for our salvation from the time of Abel to Jesus himself. It adds to the word “grace,” which we ordinarily use ...

As they went out, they came upon a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; this man they compelled to carry his cross. Jesus told his disciples, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and ...

NHL analyst Paul Bissonnette dropped a sharp two-word response to the Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig’s cross-check on Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares. The play occurred during the ...

R obert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, made history on Thursday, May 8, when he was elected as the first ...

Intentional or not, it seemed like Pilate wanted everyone to know who Jesus was or at least claimed to be. Perhaps he paced his palace, waiting to see if Jesus took himself off the cross ...

In other words ... look to the Cross, where Christ laid down his life for humanity. This is a challenging call to selflessness, to following Jesus by willingly laying down our lives for those ...

Hearing Jesus reproach the women of Jerusalem who follow him and weep for him ought to make us reflect. How should we understand his words? Are they not directed at a piety which is purely ...

But the defence theory that has emerged during three days of cross-examination is that the ... The woman said the words didn’t sound like something she would say, but she agreed that comments ...

All articles from the other regional websites in your area Brodie Everist is a Bendigo-based journalist who joined the Bendigo Advertiser in 2024 after covering news in North East Victoria for two ...