Jesus’ return to heaven was not an awkward stage exit but the climax of our redemption story. For a long time, I never really understood the Ascension. To me, the disciples’ question in Acts 1 ...

A. After forty days Christ ascended into heaven, and the day on which be ascended into heaven is calledAscension Day. Q. 415. Where did the ascension of Our Lord take place? A. Christ ascended ...

The word is derived from the Greek words meaning “initiation into hidden things.” ...

The feast of the Ascension bears witness to the lasting truth of love every Easter season. In the Resurrection and Ascension, ...

On the 39th day after Pascha we celebrate the Leavetaking of the Feast of Feasts, commemorating the last day of the Risen Christ's earthly sojourn. The day following is celebrated as His Leavetaking - ...

"And when he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight" (Acts 1:9). Today, 40 days after Easter, is known as the "Feast of the Ascension ...

As you read this it is Ascension Thursday, or thereabouts. Christ has entered the heavenly Jerusalem, ascending by means of a divine cloud rather than a humble donkey. The disciples who watch him ...

The ascension of Jesus incites a longing for Christ’s return—to be drawn to his side again, reunited with his love. Here at the end of Luke’s Gospel, before he leaves his friends, Jesus reminds them ...

NOTE: Christ in Our Neighborhood is a parish-based program consisting of small Christian communities that gather in the home weekly to prayerfully discuss the upcoming Sunday Mass readings. It’s easy ...

The disciples of Jesus Christ were a dozen men who were consistently with Jesus during His earthly ministry and continued His ministry and mission after His ascension. The twelve disciples were Pe ...