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Although many Muslims do not celebrate Christmas, they celebrate Jesus and his birth in other ways. Every winter, I recall ...

Here’s the origin of Christmas as we know it, when it’s estimated Jesus might have been born and when Christians started ...

As for the name “Palestine,” it was not used in any widespread way to describe the land of Israel until 135 AD – in other ...

When you read the New Testament, you often come across the name Herod There were different rulers called Herod who formed ...

In celebration of Christmas, the scene of the arrival of Jesus was recreated by St Christopher’s Episcopal Church, in Springfield, complete with living actors and barnyard animals.

Three Kings Day (Día de Los Reyes), or the Feast of Epiphany in the Catholic tradition, is a holiday that commemorates the ...

Three Kings Day (Día de Los Reyes), or the Feast of Epiphany in the Catholic tradition, is a holiday that commemorates the ...

Jesus is even identified as the “son of Mary” in the Qur’an (Q 19:34), a subversion of the typical patriarchal naming ...

Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel”. The question that the line re-asks and re-asks is not new, however: what is good about Christmas? It is: what is ...

Our liturgies carry us to Christ; our worship becomes an encounter. What we adore is revealed in sacrament, revealing our ...

In the New Testament, the Gospels tell the story of Jesus’ birth—the first Christmas. Set during the rise of the Roman Empire, the stories create a radiant image of a young couple giving birth to the ...