Recent columns have addressed the background to Jesus’ proclamation of the “kingdom of God.” We’ve looked at the Old Testament, the Maccabean Revolt and popular revolutionary movements in Jesus’ day.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass on July 15 in the chapel at the Carabinieri station in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, where he is on ...

Christians who believe in a divine Son of God Messiah, do not draw a distinction between the Hebrew Bible’s eschatological hopes for God’s glorious future age of world wide peace and justice, and an ...

Just as "The Chosen" wrapped up the release of Season 5 in the U.S., the hit series is set to stream internationally in July.

A bombshell manuscript said to be nearly 1,500 years old has sparked fresh debate by suggesting Jesus Christ was wed to Mary Magdalene and the pair had children. Dubbed the "Lost Gospel", the ...

Mary anointing Jesus with the expensive perfume is important to us also. The act of anointing in scripture was meant to proclaim the true KING. Anointing was also done as a preparation of burial. The ...

One of those particular facts is when Mary anoints Jesus’ feet with spikenard. In context, we can understand the general idea--that spikenard is some type of perfume. But looking closer into what ...

The conflation happens in this way: Mary Magdalene and Mary of Bethany are joined as one, and then the similarities in the anointing accounts—John 12:1–8, where Mary of Bethany anoints Jesus ...

Mary of Bethany anointed the feet and hands of Jesus prior to the start of Passover, using spikenard oil, very precious and expensive.

Today’s Gospel passage tells of the anointing of Jesus’ feet by Mary of Bethany. The anointing of Jesus’ feet is connected with the offering of Jesus’ life. Mary anoints the feet of Jesus with costly ...

What Is 'Mary' About? As the title implies, Mary follows Mary of Nazareth (played by Noa Cohen), a Jewish girl destined to be the mother of Jesus. Taking creative liberties in addressing her story ...