In today’s Gospel reading from Mark, Jesus tasks the apostles with beginning their ministry. This is the first instance of ...

The matter right now is not just the global backlash against refugees but the glee with which some anti-refugee figures ...

Because he betrayed Jesus, some scholars have suggested that Iscariot is not Judas’ surname but rather a corruption of the Latin word Sicarius, which means “murderer” or “assassin.” Some also suggest ...