Now why did he leave Galilee and head for Jerusalem? Jesus apparently at some point makes the decision to leave his home territory and move to Jerusalem. Precisely why he did that is not clear. It ...

A file photo shows people visiting the Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square after Christmas Eve Mass at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Every year we take out the nativity. We arrange it ...

Everyone loves Christ in the cradle. The image of baby Jesus in the Bethlehem barn warms our hearts. Each December we recreate the moment on our lawns and beneath our Christmas trees. Stores sell ...

In the last few decades, that knowledge has taken a back seat to the hustle and bustle of shopping, parties and Santa Claus. Even the "comfort and joy" heralded is more about general feelings of ...

The death and resurrection of Jesus is the most famous underdog story in history. A low-status artisan from Galilee challenged the authorities of his time and ended up dying a brutal and horrifying ...

The gospels are not biographies in the modern sense of the word. Rather, they are stories told in such a way as to evoke a certain image of Jesus for a particular audience. They're trying to convey a ...