“In this drama of Jesus’ agony, of the anguish of death, of the opposition between the human will not to die and the divine will which offers itself to death, in this drama of Gethsemane the whole ...

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 ...

Even as Jesus struggled, he was resolute about what he wanted most of all. “He fell with his face to the ground and prayed, ‘My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I ...

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, also called Passion Week, the most solemn and intense period of worship in the Christian world. This culminates in the celebration of Christ’s ...

Even Jesus, in the Garden of Gethsemane, prayed for the cup of suffering to pass from him. The presence of suffering does not indicate the absence of God. Sometimes God’s presence is most deeply ...

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 ...

(RNS) In Gethsemane, Jesus experiences the full range of human emotions, and he shares them with his friends in a fully human way. For us, expressing sadness and fear allows us to set aside our desire ...