Christians celebrate Easter Sunday to commemorate Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, the miracle that started a global movement with 2.4 billion adherents. But what if Jesus’ family connections were ...
In building a biography of Jesus, we began last month by charting the years in which he lived. Now we move to Jesus’s family. But you already know Mary and Joseph from the Christmas story. What else ...
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What was Jesus like as a child?

Children are rarely mentioned in the biblical literature, especially Jesus. Most of what is known about the life of Jesus ...
Jesus had a family tree. Do you know yours? A reflection for the Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent. “Zadok became the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud, Eliud the father of Eleazar. Eleazar ...
Occasionally, events flow together in a kind of confluence. It's nice when that happens. Plus, I like saying the word "confluence." It trips off the tongue. The other day, I rediscovered another ...