Let’s assume, as most scholars do, that Jesus H Christ was an influential Jewish preacher born in the Eastern Mediterranean ...

The matter right now is not just the global backlash against refugees but the glee with which some anti-refugee figures ...

It is winter, and especially last week when the Polar Vortex came, there is more time spent inside, offering the opportunity for extra reading, for those not already inclined. For the last 20 years or ...

The nonprofit behind the “He Gets Us” Super Bowl ad campaign is tied to the billionaire Hobby Lobby family — and registered ...

The Archbishops of Hidalgo has implored Mexican soccer fans to stop dressing Jesus as a Club America supporter.

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Sunday, Feb. 2, is the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Mass readings: Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 24:7, 8, 9, 10; Hebrews ...

Nicodemus, a Pharisee who came to Jesus at night, sought deeper understanding of the Kingdom of God. His story offers lessons ...

The carnation is one of January's birth flowers, ushering in the year with its slightly spicy scent and color variations.

Every one of us have seen or worn those famous bracelets … What Would Jesus Do? How many of us, though, ask ourselves … What Would Jesus Do? … when it comes to making life-changing decisions? The ...

February 2 marks the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. St Bede wrote of Christ as the Temple itself A sublime if slightly rubbed illumination stands at the start of the Gospels in the Codex ...

By far the mightiest force at the time shaping life in Galilee was the Roman Empire, which had subjugated Palestine some 60 years before Jesus’ birth. Almost all Jews chafed under Rome’s ...