Jesus' ascension shows that, despite the difficulties in peoples' lives, they are all made for heaven, Pope Francis said.
Reflecting May 12 on the Gospel reading from St. Mark, which recounts how Jesus "was taken up into heaven," the pope said that Jesus'
The solemnity of the Ascension is one of those solemnities of the Church we sometimes forget about or fail to appreciate, but which, in fact, is key to our seeing just how we fit into God’s plan. That’s why this solemnity matters,
The Ascension of the Lord into heaven means Jesus is there with his Father to intercede on behalf of the faithful, Pope Francis said.
"He did not leave us alone. In fact, before ascending, he told us, as the Gospel says today, 'I
One of the most well-known Christian poems of today tells the story of a man looking at his life through the footprints he left in the sand. In good times, the poem says, the man’s footprints were accompanied by those of Jesus,
In Opening the Word Scripture reflection for the Ascension of the Lord, Father Joshua Whitfield reflects upon the Ascension of the Lord and shares the hope it offers: “To have faith in Christ, to be born again in him by baptism and
In preparing us for the Seventh Sunday of Easter, in which we celebrate Christ’s ascension to heaven, Scripture columnist Catherine Cavadini answers the question of why Jesus rose to heaven. She writes: “Christ being enthroned and ‘sitting at the right hand’ of
Preparing us for the solemnity of the Ascension, Timothy O’Malley writes that Jesus ascended to heaven after pressing the nascent Church to become witnesses. O’Malley reminds us that “Christ is known to the world through our flesh and blood, through our voice
Be ready for Mass by reading Opening the Word for the Ascension of the Lord. This week, Timothy P. O’Malley writes about distance and desire. As we have learned over this quarantine, spent away from at least some of the presences so
Jesus' ascent into heaven creates a single narrative, bridging the gap between the Gospels, Acts