I hope these considerations are not taken in an iconoclastic sense. Saint Matthew does not mention the adoration of the Jewish shepherds, but he moves from the genealogy of Christ and His Birth to the coming of the Wise Men. … Continue reading
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Thank God There Was No Room in the Inn
Thanks to the guiding wisdom of my teacher, Brother Francis, I have a strong disdain for modern biblical criticism. Initiated by eighteenth century Protestant rationalists, such as Eichorn and Schleiermacher, this school of skeptics for two centuries now have been … Continue reading
Bethlehem Nuns and Others Pray Rosary in Front of Israeli Soldiers
AsiaNews: The Elizabettine Franciscan nuns at Bethlehem’s Caritas Baby Hospital are promoting peace between Israeli and Palestinians by placing rosary beads in front of the West Bank Wall. Read more here.
A Mother and Her Child
(Editor’s Introduction: Not much needs to be said to introduce this piece. We are satisfied merely to say that it was an address Fr. Feeney gave in 1942 on the very popular “Catholic Hour,” Bishop Fulton Sheen’s Sunday night radio … Continue reading
250,000 Pilgrims Came to Bethlehem This Week
For the first time in seven years many thousands of pilgrims were free to come to Bethlehem without fear, and without restrictions. Palestinian Christians in the West Bank and Gaza, however, do not have such freedom, as the Israeli occupation … Continue reading
Latin Patriarch’s Stirring Midnight Mass Homily
Patriarch Fouad Twal’s Christmas homily is well worth savoring, a beautiful message of hope and salvation in the midst of rending conflicts and bloodshed. In the city of Bethlehem the simple story of the Nativity was retold with passion by … Continue reading