The last weeks of Ordinary Time focus on eschatology, the Last Things (death, judgment, heaven, hell). Before the post-Vatican II reform of the Lectionary (the Book of Biblical Readings for Mass), the ...

Death, judgment, hell and heaven are traditionally listed as the “four last things” on which that branch of theology called eschatology focuses. Eschatology gains particular prominence in the Church’s ...

An exhibit showing reproductions of Michelangelo’s 34 Sistine Chapel frescoes has drawn more than 25,000 visitors to the Christ Cathedral Cultural Center in Garden Grove since opening in April. Now, ...

In Naples, a voice from the skies announces one morning that the final judgement will be at 6 p.m. on that day. What follows is a series of vignettes depicting various people's reactions (or lack ...

Adela Goldbard’s “The Last Judgment” includes papier-mache renderings of two Judases and and an ICE SUV. Credit: Kiam Marcelo Junio Have you ever wanted to see a police car set on fire? You may soon ...

When awarded the commission to paint the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo was doubted by critics. Silencing them, his beautiful brushstrokes came to embody the peak of Renaissance art. With an ...