That the Star of Bethlehem indicates a direction is also a helpful point of reflection during the Jubilee Year 2025, the Pope ...

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The smallness of God in the Eucharist and in the manger is a scandal. The all-powerful One becomes so small that he can be ...

Mary and Joseph had no forethought about what was to happen. They both were young devout Jewish teens enjoying life and their home in Nazareth. Joseph's father was named Jacob and his grandfather was ...

The Christ Child - seen here played by Barbara Otto in 2016 - opens Nuremberg's Christmas market The mayor of Nuremberg in Germany has attacked a far-right party for "openly racist" comments about ...

This poem was an invitation to children especially to come see the Christ Child in the manger. Though Schmid’s verse was set to various melodies in the 19th century, it is best-known in an 1835 ...

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows.

That biblical diorama with the Christ Child at the radiant center, surrounded by Joseph and Mary, then the three wise men with the shepherds on the periphery, represents a concentric circle of ...

A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music. This week Daily Service was recorded at the 2024 Daily Service Carol Concert with the Daily Service ...

Led by the Rev Emily Hyland. Show more The Advent series “Carols for the Christ Child” ends this Fourth Sunday of Advent with a service from Fisherwick Presbyterian Church in Belfast with the ...

In other words, what songs bring us closest to Christ? The final episode of Season 4 of “Hark!” looks at one such song: “What Child is This?”. Those familiar with this beloved carol ...