February 2 marks the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. St Bede wrote of Christ as the Temple itself A sublime if slightly rubbed illumination stands at the start of the Gospels in the Codex ...

He was a fan of soccer and spent a lot of time on his computer. He also was deeply religious and, in April, is expected to be ...

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"God is present in the midst of his people, not because he dwells within four walls, but because he lives as a man among ...

Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound ...

Sister Maria Orlandini of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, and Sister Joseph Miriam Sewell of the Little Sisters ...

It is interesting to note that Joseph and Mary both presumed that the boy Jesus was among the relatives and acquaintances in the caravan on their way home. There is no substitute for the personal ...

When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. ‘Get up,’ he said, ‘take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for ...

When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. ‘Get up,’ he said, ‘take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for ...

Reindeer: Santa’s Trusty Companions Reindeer have captured the imagination of children and adults alike, hitching Santa’s ...

Mary had not contracted any stain in bringing forth her child, as the infant Jesus had been conceived outside the ordinary ... and obedience to do what was required of them, she and St. Joseph ...