Jesus has been depicted in art as triumphant, gentle or suffering. Now, in a controversial new sculpture in downtown Toronto, he is shown as homeless — an outcast sleeping on a bench. It takes a ...

In Jesus, we see not only the full depth of God’s passion for us and the suffering that was an essential part of it (John 3:16; Eph. 5:2) but also the full depth of perfect human passion for God ...

Mark’s gospel emphasizes Jesus’ emotional suffering, describing him as “deeply distressed and troubled” and “overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death” (Mark 14:33–34).

When Jesus, anguished at his incoming ordeal, walked up the mountain to pray, he wanted one thing: for his friends to sit with him. He wanted them to be with him. No one, save God Himself, could ...

not only in this age but also in the one to come (1:20-21). Christians may correctly claim that the Messiah had to be identified with Isaiah’s Suffering Servant, that our Lord had to suffer and die.

Benedict is advising us then to be retaught Jesus’ incarnational manner of redeeming that St. John Paul II insists on: It is precisely through suffering that Jesus redeems us.

Christians believe that Jesus Christ was crucified on Good Friday in order to atone for our sins.The day before Easter is known as Good Friday.Any day between March 20 and April 23 might be Good ...

The cross, which symbolises Jesus' crucifixion, and representations of Jesus' suffering, such as the Crown of Thorns and the Stations of the Cross, are symbols connected to Good Friday. It is a ...