Whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me” (Matthew 10:38). The definitive suffering of Christ began in the upper room and ended on Calvary. If we want to find ...

Of course, the most striking example of this is the passion of Christ. Through his suffering ... of Holy Thursday or while nailed to the cross, Our Lord was rejected by many of those who ...

It is people taking up their cross, it is the suffering that is producing more believers.  As Christians journey towards ...

St. Paul ’s understanding of suffering as a participation in salvation is especially evident when he speaks of how his suffering affects others. In 2 Timothy Paul says, “Take your share of ...

Crucifixion followed a bloody script of sorts that maximized suffering and prolonged ... We often see images of Jesus Christ nailed to a cross that is high above the ground, but this likely ...

The Messiah's sufferings and redeeming death were the subject of numerous prophecies and spiritually significant events of the Old Testament. Among them are the sacrifice of Isaac, the elevation of ...