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This Sunday's readings show hospitality to strangers remains an important part of life. We should be attentive to our guest, Jesus, when we hear his Word, writes Msgr. Joseph Prior.
Mary and Joseph are the parents of Jesus; well, at least on Earth. Still, they are iconic religious figures that many of us ...
Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. December 29, 2024. Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 Psalm 128 Colossians 3:12-21 or 3:12-17 Luke 2:41-52 ...
In the New Testament we read many times about Jesus' brothers and sisters. Some are named and appear in the Early Church. There is no family tree or a passage explaining it, but if we piece together ...
Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus flee to Egypt. On their way to Egypt, they stop to eat and rest. In a scene that—as far as I’m aware—does not appear in the Bible, ...
A majority of survey participants (74 percent) said devotion to Mary has either “strengthened” or “very much strengthened” ...
Faithful walk with Mary and the saints through the streets of Hammonton during the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast ...
What could be (or should be) more welcome around Christmastime than a movie about Mary and the birth of Jesus? On Dec. 6, such a movie — titled Mary — premieres on Netflix.
The Bible strongly implies that Mary and Joseph were of modest means, if not outright poor. When they presented Jesus at the Temple (Luke 2:22-24), they offered “a pair of doves or two young ...
The story of Mary is many things – an origin story, a Jesus prequel, ground zero for the New Testament Cinematic Universe – but Mary (now on Netflix) renders it more of an action movie than ...
Jesus called his first disciples on the seashore, and to this day, on the seashore, Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament continues ...
"Mary meets us everywhere. Even in the place or in the moment that we do not find anyone, Our Lady, Mary, is there." ...