Why It Matters That Jesus Came From a Dysfunctional Family
One of the forgotten facts of the story of Jesus’ life is that he came from a profoundly dysfunctional family. I was reminded ...
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Who is Jesus? An atheist, a Lutheran and a Catholic answer
Roxane asks Devlyn Brooks, a Lutheran pastor, and Rob Port, host of the "Plain Talk" podcast and columnist for The Forum, the ...
Jesus and Augustus
Today, more than two millennia after Augustus forced a poor family on a journey to Bethlehem, billions of people around the ...
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Was Jesus really born in Bethlehem?
Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some ...
‘To you is born this day ... a Saviour, who is the Messiah, the Lord.’
Luke's Gospel tells the most-beloved version of the story of Jesus' birth to the virgin Mary, from the angel Gabriel's ...
COLUMN: Jesus was a baby who changed everything
If Henry David Thoreau was correct, “That every child begins the world again,” it’s no wonder that even cranks and ...
Christian Science Monitor13d
Who was Jesus the Christ?
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...
What is 'Touchdown Jesus' at Notre Dame? Explaining Fighting Irish's campus fixture
What is Notre Dame's 'Touchdown Jesus' mural? Here's what to know about the iconic campus fixture, which can be seen from ...
Arlington Catholic Herald13d
Jesus is the path and destination for Jubilee pilgrims, pope says
Pope Francis called on Catholics to focus their Holy Year 2025 pilgrimages on Jesus Christ, who is both the path and ...