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

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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 ...

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 ...

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

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

Holidays have an uncanny way of exposing how messy our lives really are. The juggle of expectations from different family ...

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 ...

You don’t have to be Catholic to have heard the phrase “Immaculate Conception.” References often appear in pop culture and ...

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 ...

Discover the rich history of African American Christmas carols, including 'Mary's Boychild' and 'This Christmas,' that celebrate the story of Jesus' birth.