How old was Jesus when the magi got to Bethlehem to visit him?
Christmas pageants often show the shepherds leaving the stage to make room for the magi who have come to worship the newborn Jesus. Yet according…
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Wandering Through Advent
Although we rarely slow down to consider it, most of the time we live as voyagers moving about solely for the sake of discovering the…
Was One of the Three Wise Men Black, Like Some Artwork Depicts?
According to legend in Western Christianity, there were three “wise men” who visited Jesus after His birth, bearing gifts. Their names were Melchior, Caspar, and…
Some folks have been saying that the 3 wise men don’t exist…true?
First of all, we don’t know exactly how many wise men visited the newborn king! This is one of those assumptions made by people throughout…
The Word “Epiphany”
Fr. Larry discusses the definiton of the word epiphany, it’s misuse in modern tongue and the origins of the Feast of the Epiphany and the…
The Zarathushtra Effect
His admirers claim he was the first to teach monotheism, the existence of heaven and hell and the final triumph of good over evil. Plato…
#216 – Are the Magi Saints?
Question: Are the Magi Saints? Out of the Haze: Fr. Damien, Leper Priest and new saint. Coming Attractions for Sunday’s Gospel Church Search is in…
In Response to Remembering V-Day
…Sr. Mary Eve responds… The reader response to Sr. Mary Eve’s article on The Vagina Monologues has been nothing short of overwhelming. In one 24-hour…
