By the time the animals realize that they’ve been given ... all white and red, ‘I gave Him my manger for His head,’” and so on with the sheep and dove. The song’s origins purportedly ...

Still, the menagerie around the manger reflects the Franciscan vision—there is a ... Could we look out and witness in the trees and soil and animals a remainder of Christ’s body—an enduring presence ...

I reply to each person who asks by reminding them of the manger. Four thousand years ago ... to ratify the deal by walking between butchered animals—a sign that Abraham would die if he broke ...

The fact that the Son of God was born in a cave set aside for animals instead of a warm ... extended family and friends made clear in this manger scene is a recurring theme in the Gospels.

We all know the image. Baby Jesus in the manger. Around him, shepherds, animals, angels and three wise men: Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar. Two of them are white, one of them Black. Above them ...