There have been other gruesome executions—there have even been 'worse' crucifixions—but it doesn't matter. Jesus suffered the most.
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/no-one-has-suffered-more-than-jesus
Suffering from a minor injury? 'Offer it up,' the Catholic says. Difficult day at work? 'Offer it up.' Why do Catholics say this so often?
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/what-it-means-to-offer-it-up
A look at the evidence shows that we don’t have conclusive proof that Judas is in hell. Yes, there is still a ray of hope even for him.
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/hope-for-judas
It's one of the weirder episodes in the Gospels: Jesus seems to really hate a random fig tree. But there's a rationale behind Our Lord's behavior.
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/why-does-jesus-curse-the-fig-tree
The short answer, believe it or not, is 'no.' The longer answer shows why Jesus' death was all the more profound for being unnecessary.
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/did-jesus-have-to-die-for-us
Or at least it gives us the opportunity to see. But if we expect to penetrate the mysteries of Christianity, we have to look.
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/holy-week-cures-blindness
When St. Thomas Aquinas calls the Pharisees stupid, he's not carelessly lobbing an insult. He's revealing a crucial truth about human behavior.
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/how-not-to-be-stupid
Believe it or not, the Fall of man into sin, darkness, and death can (and should) make for a happy contemplation for Christians.
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/why-we-do-lent
You'll hear the argument that children should be allowed to grow up and then choose whether to be baptized. Here's how that argument breaks down.
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/baptism-let-the-child-choose
What good is the Holy Family as a model for us, a critic might ask, if St. Joseph isn't even really Jesus' father? Here is your answer.
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/joseph-and-the-shadow-of-fatherhood