How can we combine the vision of the judge of Matthew 25 with Ezekiel's image of the God as shepherd or Paul's depiction of the risen Christ who has conquered death?
Sunday, Nov. 23, is the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Mass readings: 2 Samuel 5:1-3; Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5; Colossians 1:12-20; Luke 23:35-43. The Gospel presents Jesus ...
"Are you the King of the Jews?" That is one way to ask the central question of the Gospel. All four of our Gospels quote Pilate as asking that question and none of them tell us in what language Pilate ...
Every year on the last Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Catholic Church observes the solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe — also known as the feast of Christ the King — a relatively ...
In the calendar of the Usus Antiquior, today is the feast of Christ the King, a feast instituted by Pope Pius XI in his ...
The Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, recalls that Jesus is the "king of kings." However, he is not a king in the oppressive sense, but in the biblical sense, a shepherd who guards his ...
This Sunday, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Often abbreviated to “Christ the King,” the high feast day concludes the liturgical year and reminds ...
(RNS) — Lost in the shorter, busier, cooler days of late November is a major Christian observance called the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Better known by its Protestant ...
The Feast of Christ the King was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925, almost one hundred years ago; in a time when godless revolutionary movements and godless ideologies were being brutally imposed ...
(RNS) — Christ the King offers both a hopeful and a sobering reminder to Christians, whose loyalty to Jesus becomes subordinated to political ideology. (RNS) — Lost in the shorter, busier, cooler days ...
On its own, the phrase "Christ is king" sums up a core tenet of the Christian faith, that Jesus is the divine ruler of the universe. Catholics and many Protestants celebrate a Christ the King Sunday ...
The Bible speaks volumes about kings and lords. The words “kings” and “lords” are mentioned over 10,000 times throughout the Scriptures, over 300 times to represent the Lord God. But “King of kings ...