Christ
Christ continues to be crucified in today’s world
By Thomas Reese — April 4, 2023
(RNS) — Holy Week is a time to remember that what Jesus suffered is still going on in our world today.
In Mexico, donning chains to recall Christ’s pain on the cross
By Irving Cabrera Torres — April 3, 2018
ATLIXCO, Mexico (RNS) — For more than a century, the 'engrillados' have shackled themselves on Good Friday.
Is the Reformation over?
By Chris Castaldo — October 30, 2017
(RNS) — Family spats are unpleasant, especially when they persist for five centuries. At some point, most families wonder if reconciliation is possible. Among Christians, now is such a moment.
“No more hurting people. Peace.”
By Omid Safi — April 16, 2013
Here was a lesson that Martin Richard, the wise 8-year old, had already learned:
If you can, bring joy and love to humanity.
If you cannot, and you can, at least cause no harm.
Between Good Friday and Easter: A Muslim Meditation on Christ and Resurrection
By Omid Safi — March 30, 2013
When I reflect on the suffering of Christ, I see the connection between the suffering of Christ and the suffering of all of God’s children, all of us who are vessels of the Spirit of God.
I seek the Easter of our own spirit, the resurrection of our spirit, long dead, brought back to God through God’s grace. May there be an Easter for the Jesus of our spirit, overcoming every death, every suffering and every affliction.
How to Pray: Presence in the Heart
By Omid Safi — February 28, 2013
We have to be taught how to pray: "There is no prayer without the presence of the heart."
An open letter to Tim Tebow about God’s love, and associating with hateful Christians
By Omid Safi — February 16, 2013
Dear Tim, I have always gotten the sense that you care about your legacy beyond football, that football has been a podium from which you can reach people through God’s love. I pray that you choose to act more like Christ, and less like some of Christ’s hateful followers.
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