Described in the Gospel of Matthew as the celestial sign that led the Magi to the newborn Jesus, the star stands at the ...

New research examines the theory that this biblical phenomenon was actually a comet, and subjects it to mathematical ...

When the 3 rd -century Christian theologian Origen of Alexandria attempted to account for the unusual movements of the Star of Bethlehem, he wrote that it should be “classified with the comets which ...

The contextual, bigger story of the nativity and Jesus’ childhood is relevant today, in our times of fracturing and “othering ...

Find today’s readings here. Anyone who has lived in a place that alternates between wet and dry seasons knows the power of returning storms. Everything changes with the rain. Dry ground turns green ...

Images of the son of God depict him as petting lions, rescuing another boy from a tower, and standing on a sunbeam.

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Reflection on the painting Matthew is the only Gospel writer who tells us about the dreams of Joseph. Mark and John do not ...

Across the country, churches are reimagining Nativity scenes not as serene pastoral moments, but as scenes of fear, surveillance, and state violence.