WASHINGTON - Three priests - a Dominican, a Franciscan and a Jesuit - walk into a bar. According to the Rev. James Martin, it's not only the opening to a good joke, but quite possibly the saving grace ...

You may have seen a picture of “Laughing Jesus.” You may keep one in your home. But have you ever stopped to consider the question from a biblical perspective? Did Jesus ever laugh? One interpreter ...

I think the heroic nineteenth-century archbishop in Cuba, Anthony Mary Claret, was off the mark when he disapproved of laughter because Jesus is not known to have laughed. I might be a bit glum, too, ...

It has long bothered me that the Bible never tells us that Jesus laughed. It tells us he cried once (John 11:35) at news of the death of his friend Lazarus. But no reference to laughter. In my office ...

When I was growing up, my mom had this painting of Jesus. His head was thrown way back, and he was laughing really hard. I really hated him. It started with the hair. It was long and wavy, and it ...