During the meal, Mary takes a jar of expensive perfume made of pure nard and anoints Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The perfume’s fragrance fills the house. Mary’s act of devotion ...

A bejeweled icon, or encolpion, worn by Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem and all Palestine, venerates the Virgin Mary and ... the anointing of Jesus’ body for burial.

"Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair." (John 12:3 NRSVA) In this eight session course, Director of Giving, Jonathan de Bernhardt ...

If you’re familiar with The Jesus and Mary Chain, you will most likely compare them to another U.K.-based, brother-led band whose sibling rivalry eventually led to breakup. Of course ...

A city councilor in Switzerland has apologized after she fired a sporting pistol at an auction poster of a 14th-century ...

She later said she had been practicing shots from about 33 feet away and found the poster ... holes in the haloed heads and faces of Mary and Jesus. The poster, an advertisement from auction ...

Visit the homepage for more information. Response for the following: Have mercy on us. Jesus, knit so wonderfully in the womb of Mary Jesus, conceived by the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary Jesus, ...

Jim Reid, The Jesus and Mary Chain’s frontman, remembers an interview with mortification. On Belgian TV in 1986, a presenter opened by challenging the band’s “strange attitude” and the ...

By Elaine Louie Mary McFadden, a fashion designer who was famous not just for her shimmering, pleated dresses, which cascaded freely to the floor, but also for her visage — stark white Kabuki ...

The statue, named Notre Dame de Paix, or Our Lady of Peace, depicted Mary holding an olive branch in her right hand and the Prince of Peace, Jesus, seated in her left arm. The statue became a ...

Faced with these latter-day theological controversies, some Christians seek relief in the person of the historical Jesus. The Sermon on the Mount, the parables of the Kingdom, Jesus’ demand for ...

Swiss politician says sorry for using poster of Mary and Jesus for target practice - She said the poster was a target for ...