The cry of the rooster was one of the most familiar sounds in the life cycle of a first-century person, as common as the ...

The New Testament mentions four people with the name Philip. Two were sons of King Herod the Great, and one Philip features ...

Jesus promised Peter that he would be given authority, then warned them not to tell anyone that he was the Christ. Jesus wanted to know whether his disciples understood who he was, but first he ...

As in all things, when we read a pas-sage presented to us in the Lectionary from the holy Gospel, we need to place it into ...

James was a colorful character among the Twelve Disciples. He had a temperamental character and, at times, overreacted in ...

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit here while I go over there and pray." He took along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to feel ...

TEACHER: In the Bible, it says that Jesus’ first two disciples were brothers and fishermen called Simon Peter and Andrew. Jesus told them, "Follow me, and I will teach you how to fish for people." ...

According to tradition, the author, Mark is not an apostle himself. Not one of the original disciples, but rather the follower of one of them. Traditionally, he's supposed to be the disciple of ...

In this excerpt, the other disciples are discouraged and grieving Jesus' death. Mary stands up and attempts to comfort them, reminding them that Jesus' presence remains with them. Peter asks her ...

Season 5 of the hit series “The Chosen” is set to be released in theaters March 28. “The Chosen: Last Supper” focuses on the ...

Jesus tells the apostles that they will bring his message ... is raging over the inclusion of the Gentiles in the Church. Peter's vision of unclean animals (10) and his speech before the apostles ...