In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus utters his agonizing prayer, “Abba, Father, for you all things are possible; remove this cup from me; yet, not what I want, but what you want.” At this grave moment ...

Jesus Christ’s suffering in Gethsemane is sacred to Christians all over the world. In 2018 I worked with a talented student, Joshua Barringer, to learn how church leaders have talked about Gethsemane.

Spending time in the Garden of Gethsemane is unlike any other experience in Israel. Nestled at the foot of the Mount of Olives, just across the Kidron Valley from the Old City, it is both beautiful ...

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With so many people dying alone due to the coronavirus, they need our prayers. We can appeal to all the angels and saints — our family in heaven — to intercede and pray with us to Jesus Christ our ...

Dear Christians, let us never forget that the root of our faith is in Palestine, a real place that faces real suffering. Here is a glimpse of one family’s Gethsemane, and a call to stay awake. Since I ...

We must put to death the idea that we were ever the ones in control. Today, I sat with a friend whose daughter died last year at just 11 days old. The death of a child is a pain so unbearable that ...

I've been in a place of choosing to sacrifice for the good of another. And I wasn’t alone. I’ve been in a place of choosing to sacrifice for the good of another. And I wasn’t alone. A few years ago I ...

Editor's note: The following is an exclusive excerpt from the new book Jesus: A Pilgrimage by Jesuit Fr. James Martin, editor at large of America magazine and the author of many books. This excerpt is ...