Through sacrifice and unwavering faith, Abraham’s covenant with God prefigures the greater fulfillment in Christ, as depicted in sacred art through the ages.

In these first two weeks of Lent, we've begun a new stage of our Holy Year pilgrimage. We've seen human frailty and the glory ...

Sunday of Lent year C ✠ A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke 9:28-36 Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went ...

Abram (later Abraham) was plucked out of his routine in Ur, an ancient city in Iraq, by being given a startling promise by ...

Pieter Lastman’s 1614 painting captures the biblical moment when Abraham leaves everything behind to follow God’s call.

In contrast, God promised Abraham a whole generation, a continuation of his prophetic legacy, and he had to resign from it for his faith. It is enmeshed in his faith, his thwarting of the faithful ...

If there is anything that is definite, if there is anything that is true, if there is anything that is sure and sacrosanct, it is the promise of God.

Trusting in God's timing is a fundamental aspect of faith. As believers, we understand that God's ways are higher than ours, ...

Abraham’s sons Ishmael and Isaac go on to ... under the leadership of the prophet Moses. In Deuteronomy, God promises the Israelites possession of land on condition of obedience to his ...