The Nativity story continued to expand within Christian devotional culture well after Francis’ death. In 1291, Pope Nicholas ...

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Some of what old Simeon then says sounds Christmasy enough for our expectations. The baby is “a light for revelation to the ...

Inland Master Chorale will present “A John Rutter Christmas,” a concert of music by contemporary British composer John Rutter ...

Motherhood is your highest calling.” At the time, this felt true—I’d left a career I loved to stay home with my child. Yet ...

What a world we live in when Myer has had to do away with the opening of the treasured Christmas shop windows that have ...

Every year around Advent, Catholics are reminded of the story of the Nativity of Our Lord. Actually, for those keeping score, there are two stories of this in the Bible, which are often ...

Maybe it’s possible to have it both ways — to serve the poor while staging Christmas extravaganzas — but I struggle to ...

The Bible tells an overall story about the history of the world: creation, fall, redemption and Last Judgement. But who wrote ...

Next Wednesday we will celebrate one of the holiest days of the year as we commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. Although ...

But one interesting clue is found in the gospel of Luke when, on the night Jesus was born ... archangel as leading God’s angelic host (Revelation 12:7), and while the text doesn’t say, it’s possible ...

The Nativity scene, often depicting animals like oxen, sheep, and camels, serves as a reminder of humanity's historical connection to animals and the responsibilities we have toward them. St. Francis ...