What we know from Scripture about the different Apostles varies. Some (Peter and John) are prominent and have a lot to say. Some (James the Greater or Andrew) have more supporting roles but still ...
At the center of today’s account of the apparition of our Risen Lord is the skeptical Thomas, the quintessential gospel doubter. When the cross happened, Thomas like all the other apostles became ...
The Incredulity of Saint Thomas by Caravaggio. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons. India has had a thriving community of Eastern Orthodox Christians, their Church being an Apostolic Church brought by ...
The apostle Thomas is best known for his stubborn refusal, without further empirical evidence, to believe in the resurrection of Jesus. Perhaps because he is my patron saint, I have always been ...
Tomorrow is St. Thomas Sunday on the church calendar. Last year was the first time I realized that there was such a day. I was immediately glad about it, though, since Thomas is my favorite disciple.
Why can’t I ignore the disciple Thomas? Each year, when reading the scripture for Lent, and then plunging into the intense, familiar verses about Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter, ...
Solemnly inaugurated by Archbishop Joseph Arshad, the church is located in Rawalpindi district, home to many industries, near the archaeological site of ancient Sirkap. Before, “there was no church in ...
In researching his new book, “Apostle,” Bissell, a writer of wanderlust and obsessed curiosity, spent years hunting the supposed tombs of disciples who for centuries have been gauzed in ecclesiastical ...
John’s gospel gives account of the apostle Thomas as the doubter who declared that unless he saw Christ and touched his wounds he would not believe he had resurrected. In due time, he would get to do ...