Matt was collecting taxes from Jesus’ poor people and giving them to the Romans who occupied their land. What were those taxes being spent on? It certainly wasn't those biblical roads. 11. Bartholomew ...

On Oct. 28, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Jude, also known as Thaddeus, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus.

Before calling His apostles, Jesus went to a mountain and prayed all night. He then selected 12, whom He named apostles. (Luke 6: 12—13). The apostles did not volunteer. “Ye have not chosen me, but I ...

On this Easter Sunday, I’d like to ask one deceptively simple question: Who were the apostles? As a child in Sunday school, I dimly lumped the apostles and disciples together. But that’s too neat.

The "lost home of Jesus' apostles" has just been found, according to a recent Israeli newspaper report. Yet while the actual discovery is not nearly as sensational as many headlines suggest, the new ...

Raised in the bosom of the Church, I received a fixed idea of the Apostles. They operated as a kind of Praetorian Guard surrounding the boss and answered things in chorus. Only a few of them had any ...