“They went out and passed through one street, and suddenly the angel left him.” Peter had miraculously been freed from the prison in which King Herod (Agrippa I) had thrown him. As if in a dream, Peter and his mysterious companion “passed the first guard, then the...
“When he had said this, Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to where there was a garden, into which he and his disciples entered.” (Jn: 18:1) This is how the narrative of the Lord’s Passion begins, as read by the Church in the service of...
The armies of the Philistines and Israel stare at each other sternly. The Valley of Elah separates them. From the Philistine ranks, a gigantic soldier steps forward. He advances towards the front lines of the Israelite army to issue a challenge. A heavy silence falls...
Dear friends, As many of you know, in mid-October 2023 we decided to close the Visitor Center. With the onset of the war, the uncertainty in the development of events was great, and part of the staff left the country. During this painful time, we have received...
The two shores of the Jordan River receive flows of pilgrims who come to commemorate the baptism of Jesus and to renew the promises of their own baptism (Henri Gourinard, 2017). In our times, Christians from the regions surrounding the Jordan River – Israel and...
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