Rediscovering the Mother of Jesus,” with a paradoxical statement: “Jesus’s mother, Mary, is the best-known, least-known woman in history.” He argues that she’s been lost through “the thick fog of late ...

Franki Jupiter grew up in St. Louis, the son of a Presbyterian minister and a Bible Study teacher. He was raised to believe ...

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To some people, Christmastime is nothing more than a season of generosity, joy, dressing up evergreen trees, waiting for Santa Claus and buying gifts for their loved ones. To others, it is all of ...

Every year, millions of people sing the beautiful carol Silent Night, with its line “all is calm, all is bright”. We all know the Christmas story is one in which peace and joy are proclaimed, and this ...

Today, millions of Christians around the globe, including the Greek Orthodox faithful, joyfully commemorate the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ—the birth of the Savior in Bethlehem over two thousand ...

The modern Christmas themes of peace and joy were in short supply amid the ‘dislocation and danger’ of ancient Judea – as they are in today’s fractured world too. When you purchase through links on ...

As a pastor preparing to celebrate Christmas, she can’t ignore our president’s racist lies. Because they’re blasphemy. AFP via Getty Images On Dec. 2, President Donald Trump gathered his top officials ...

A file photo shows people visiting the Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square after Christmas Eve Mass at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Every year we take out the nativity. We arrange it ...

But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes is a line from one of my least favorite Christmas carols. Apart from being generally saccharine, “Away in a Manger” depicts baby Jesus as something truly ...