When an aggressive Evangelical challenges me for having a crucifix in church, one of my favorite apologetic one liners is to say, “We believe the Bible. Don’t you know 1 Corinthians 1:23, where Paul ...

If you're looking for the Jesus of new life and hope this Easter, a good place to start might be Church of the Resurrection in New Albany. A massive sculpture behind the altar shows Christ rising from ...

When we were in Arkansas, I bought a beautiful handcrafted “Comfort Cross”, made of red cedar. It has no sharp edges because it’s meant to be held; the vertical and horizontal parts of the cross are ...

Italy's highest court of appeal has ruled that public school classrooms can approve the presence of the crucifix because it does not discriminate against anyone. The court specified, however, that all ...

My small hands gently slide the beads across my forefinger and thumb. The rhythmic chanting of the rosary rises and falls around me as I slowly learn the words and speak them alongside my aunts. My ...

Michael Symmons Roberts investigates the meaning of the Christian cross and hears from those who have discovered its power in their own lives. Paradoxically a symbol of suffering and defeat but also ...

Years ago, collector Jesmond Farrugia was cleaning a silver-coated crucifix he had inherited from his late brother-in-law when his mother-in-law recognised the exposed wooden cross that began to ...