For some, Christmas isn't all about joy, magic, and togetherness, but rather a time of anxiety, illness, sadness, or pain. That's why we're sharing this powerful prayer to Baby Jesus, which you ...

This prayer is often traced back to the evangelistic ... ‘Jesus is Lord,’ except by the Holy Spirit” (1 Corinthians 12:3). Jesus said, “Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives ...

Epiphany means 'revelation' and is the day when the Magi – the wise men who visited the child Jesus, bringing their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. And today also celebrates the Birth of ...

Since Mary has been given such a place in the body of believers, it is appropriate that we turn to her and ask for her ...

O sacred heart of Jesus, mercifully accept the prayer which I now make to you for help in the moment of my death, when at its approach all my senses shall fail me. When, therefore, O kind and ...

Careful interpretation is needed. These slides discuss some of the issues involved. For instance, both Matthew and Luke date Jesus’ birth toward the end of the reign of King Herod the Great, who we ...

the two different Gospel Infancy Narratives by examining a series of scenes in each of the narratives; the unique characteristics of each account; the limits of our historical knowledge about Jesus’s ...

As a careful historian, Luke sets the scene of Jesus' birth in its political context ... Luke also provides the first half of the Hail Mary prayer in Gabriel's and Elizabeth's greetings to Mary ...