Legends about Jesus’ early years circulated widely in the Middle Ages. Mary Dzon reflects on some of the stories.
The contextual, bigger story of the nativity and Jesus’ childhood is relevant today, in our times of fracturing and “othering ...
COMMENTARY: The first witnesses to the messianic birth are not the great and the good but the lowly shepherds.
Isaiah 7:10-14; Psalm 24, R. Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory.; Romans 1:1-7; Gospel – Matthew 1: 18-24 We recall in ...
Images of the son of God depict him as petting lions, rescuing another boy from a tower, and standing on a sunbeam.
A surprising number of people say they are open to the existence of angels. Their Old Testament identities are very different ...
The music was first performed in the city's Mystery Plays - medieval religious dramas based on Bible stories. The story ...
While there are many ancient texts focusing on Jesus as a baby and as a man, much less is known about him as a child. Here’s ...
Merry Christmas, Bermuda. This season invites us to pause, reflect and appreciate the people who bring meaning and purpose to ...
This Christmas is the 500th anniversary of when ordinary men and women could first hear the Christmas story being read from ...
In the Christian tradition, we are preparing to celebrate the birth of a child who would show us a way to the truth and light ...
As congregations count down the days of Advent, the story of Christ's birth and Joseph and Mary's flight to another country for safety has prompted church leaders to draw some parallels this year.