The Lord provides the "strength to overcome, the courage to persevere, and the peace that surpasses all understanding," writes church leaders.

While Jesus was saying these things, behold, a ruler came in and knelt before him, saying, 'My daughter has just died, but ...

The crowds continued to follow Jesus (Mark 3:7, 20, 32) and people were now having to make personal decisions about Jesus.

Jesus continues to “give himself with his own hand” through the theology of the priest as alter Christus. Today’s Gospel is best rendered artistically by the 16th-century Spanish artist Juan ...