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 ...

Whatever you call it, it is a staple of any nativity scene, just as much as the wise men who followed it, usually represented as a bright star or comet above the stable where baby Jesus lies. The idea ...

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

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 ...

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

Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection for the readings and Gospel for the 4th Sunday of Advent, Dec. 21, 2025.

When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife.