The Holy Family — Mary, Jesus, and Joseph — at work in the latter’s carpentry shop. ... “Boy Jesus: Growing Up Judean in Turbulent Times” is written by Joan Taylor.

She said Jesus’ family stories “give us clues as to why he developed such a radical path of compassion, ultimately in his life and thought outside the box in terms of resistance to Rome.” ...

Some say that the Blessed Virgin Mary sinned when Jesus was 12 by either being anxious, or rebuking Jesus, or both. Here’s why they’re wrong.

Jesus fulfilled Mary’s words through His work among the poor. He made marginalised people the centre of his time on earth: He healed them, sat with them and chose them in a direct rebuke to the ...

Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. December 29, 2024. Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 Psalm 128 Colossians 3:12-21 or 3:12-17 Luke 2:41-52 ...

Given the nature of government then and now, it is painfully evident that whether Jesus had been born in our modern age or His own, He still would have died at the hands of a police state.

The story of Jesus's birth is oft told, but Mary and Joseph's unconventional courtship can also be found in the history of Judea. HISTORY MAGAZINE Here’s what biblical scholars say.

Jesus, Mary, and the angel Gabriel are all prominent characters in the Qur’an (as are Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and a bunch of other Bible characters).