Tag: Jesus

Rome. A massive, 16-volume Lives of the Saints, first published between 1872 and 1877, informs me that, here in the Eternal City, the feast of Christmas first became a celebration distinct from the ancient feast of the Epiphany in the mid-fourth century — and that St John Chrysostom, one of the four doctors of the […]

The Finding of the Lord in the Temple is narrated in Luke 2:46-49. In this modern but traditionally informed icon, the child Jesus is with the elders and the wise, interpreting to them the Scriptures.

Recently, I saw one of the purest expressions of MAGA antichrist religion I’ve ever seen in a car window decal. It read: “If Jesus had...

Meet four people who couldn’t be happier about spending time in some of the country’s harshest places. Fran Schubert, Deacon Mike Williams, Fr Greg Walsh...

All the evidence around us points to the fact that Christianity is in decline in Australia. Two generations ago, virtually every member of Australian society...

Mother of five, Lara Kirk, reflects on the enduring inspiration of the Holy Family in this Year of St Joseph. I can’t relate to the...

It is clear, from the past few episodes of The Chosen, that Jesus’ ministry is well on its way, with the Messiah (played by...

In the previous episode of The Chosen, Mary Magdalene (played by Elizabeth Tabish) becomes overwhelmed with fear as certain encounters force her to deal...

In the last episode of The Chosen, we witnessed Jesus (played by Jonathan Roumie) heal Jesse (played by Dennis Apergis), a man who had...

Like a magnet the Christmas Babe draws a young woman and older man, heavenly angels, foreign kings and local shepherds – in other words, everyone.

Pope Francis questioned why the "greatest of kings" was born "without decent accommodation, in poverty and rejection."

I’ve been reading a rather grim book lately called Clerical Sexual Misconduct, which was reviewed in The Catholic Weekly earlier this year. But in the...