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Let’s assume, as most scholars do, that Jesus H Christ was an influential Jewish preacher born in the Eastern Mediterranean ...

The carnation is one of January's birth flowers, ushering in the year with its slightly spicy scent and color variations.

Nicodemus, a Pharisee who came to Jesus at night, sought deeper understanding of the Kingdom of God. His story offers lessons ...

It is winter, and especially last week when the Polar Vortex came, there is more time spent inside, offering the opportunity for extra reading, for those not already inclined. For the last 20 years or ...

Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the Presentation of the Lord, Feb. 2, 2025.

The matter right now is not just the global backlash against refugees but the glee with which some anti-refugee figures ...

19:5-6 - Jesus said a husband and wife shall become ... The Greek word is "pharmakeia" which includes abortifacient potions such as birth control pills. These pharmakeia are mortally sinful.

The Archbishops of Hidalgo has implored Mexican soccer fans to stop dressing Jesus as a Club America supporter.

Jesus sounds a little bit like my grandmother ... whose feast day is Dec. 12.) Scripture scholars have explained that the woman’s community would have considered her condition “legally unclean.” ...

Rahim Al-Hussaini has been named the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world's millions of Ismaili Muslims.

February 2 marks the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. St Bede wrote of Christ as the Temple itself A sublime if slightly rubbed illumination stands at the start of the Gospels in the Codex ...