What is eternal life? Jesus answers this question in John 17:3-4: “And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth, ...

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Most people think of eternal life as beginning at the point of mortal death. Of course, our entrance into the presence of God does occur at death, and we get a new body at the resurrection. But, in ...

"For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich" (2 Corinthians 8:9). This New Testament ...

One of the most basic needs of human life is to have our thirst quenched. And we live in a culture where we can get Gatorade, PowerAde, flavored water, sparkling water, Culligan water. We are in no ...

In the Scriptures, there are two stunning pronouncements made by Our Blessed Lord that we need to take special and grateful account of, each set down in anticipation of the great drama of betrayal and ...

Speaking at morning Mass at the Santa Marta residence, Pope Francis on Monday urged the faithful not to seek salvation through anyone but Jesus alone, because he is the only way into heaven. "The Lord ...

“In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth.” The word translated as create is a Hebrew word that only appears five times in the Scriptures, all five times in relation to God’s initial ...

Here are different viewpoints about Jesus: a living presence, avatar, both fully human and fully divine, Christ, the coming King, compassionate figure, embodiment of selfless and unconditional love, ...

There is something sacred in places where time stands still—where the wind softens, the land opens, and statues do not mourn, but quietly proclaim hope. For nearly five decades, Eternal Gardens has ...