The Appalachian Christmas carol “Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head” was collected from Hardin County in central Kentucky in the early 20th century but, as with so many other folk carols and hymns, the song ...

The world is filled with chaos, discontent and restlessness. Only Jesus can grant us true rest, contentment and peace. The Gospel lesson for the Second Sunday after Pentecost shows how he did that for ...

When we struggle, when we feel too tired to carry on, Jesus is there to help us. He will give us rest and salvation. If we surrender ourselves to Him and serve Him, we will be unburdened. There is a ...

Years ago, Easter was a feast of riotous joy because it signaled the end of fasting, abstaining from meat, and from doing other Lenten penances. You can rejoice today in the resurrection of Christ and ...

Find today’s readings here. One of his disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at Jesus’ side. There’s an incredibly tender—even intimate—moment in today’s Gospel. I must have read it ...

Sunday, July 9, is the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Zechariah 9:9-10; Psalm 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14; Romans 8:9, 11-13; Matthew 11:25-30. Jesus presents us a teaching in today’s ...

As we near Christmas, I am reminded of a story of a gift given to a dying man told to us by a visiting pastor in his sermon. He knew well what we read of in the Gospel of John: “For God so loved the ...

University of Sheffield provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Jesus’s crucifixion is probably one of the most familiar images to emerge from Christianity. Good Friday, one of ...

New research may finally reveal the last resting place of Jesus Christ and the EXACT date of his burial after scientists gained unprecedented access to a tomb in Jerusalem. His presumed burial place - ...

Watch The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra perform 'Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head'. Not widely known today, 'Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head' was an Appalachian Christmas carol, collected from central ...