It is natural for us to pray for people who are close to us: our family members, relatives, and friends. But it is also good ...

The Pharisees are a consistent foil to Jesus ... the Sanhedrin), chief priests (men in charge of the Temple and Sanhedrin), Sadducees (anti-resurrection sect of Jews) and rulers of the people ...

There is a story from Jesus’ life, in which the Pharisees and the Sadducees, two church political groups, tested Jesus. They were bound and determined to trip Him up, trying to undermine His ...

His strategy of condemning churchgoing Catholics and their hardworking priests — always a pope’s most faithful followers — as Pharisees was not exactly a master class in leadership.

Both! And that again is the power of God. Jesus says to the Sadducees: “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.” (Matthew 22:29). We were dead in transgressions ...

St. Nicodemus was a secret disciple of Jesus. As a member of the Sanhedrin, he would meet Jesus by night so that the others would not see him with Jesus. Eventually, it was Nicodemus who reminded ...

Arizona is the only place in the United States where the centuries-old Yaqui religious ceremonies of Easter can be seen. Ceremonies that begin with the seven weeks of Lent, incorporate ancient ...

John Doe turned to his wife and said, “She’s nothing but a troublemaker. She would criticize Jesus.” I’m not talking about the Pharisees and scribes. Their biting words occurred early in Jesus’s ...