Christmas is a time when many families gather and celebrate being together one more time before the year ends.

Deacon Jack’s life serves as an inspiration for each one of us to bring Jesus’ love, mercy, kindness and compassion to family, friends, neighbors and all we encounter daily. It is also a reminder to ...

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate his first Christmas at the Vatican by reviving the tradition of offering Christmas Mass on Dec.

Christmas and Epiphany developed not in competition but in conversation: one celebrates God entering human history; the other ...

While there are many ancient texts focusing on Jesus as a baby and as a man, much less is known about him as a child. Here’s ...

A cherished service takes center stage on Christmas Eve in Atlanta, one where children lead the celebration and help tell the ...

A surprising number of people say they are open to the existence of angels. Their Old Testament identities are very different ...

"Take and eat," the AI Jesus says. "This is my body." In the center of the room, real-life visitors arrayed on 26 swivel chairs turn their heads back and forth to take in the supersized Last Supper ...

REFLECTIONS TODAYAmong the Hebrew people, circumcision, or the cutting off of the foreskin of the male sexual organ, is a religious ceremony which marks ...

It occurs to me there are also different kinds of John the Baptists, different ways of making us clean and free. John does it ...

Zion Lutheran Church in Concordia will host its Chartering Service on Jan. 4 2026, marking its official formation at 117 W.

Despite most anything and everything, little children believe in their parents. So, when parents spin the tale about the ...