Jay Parini: The image of Jesus in arms of his mother, Mary, is central to Christmas story. Like many mother-child relationships, Jesus' with his mother grew complicated, he says ...

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.” ...

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.

Mary may have come into contact with Jesus because of his healing powers. “Seven demons had gone out of her,” says Luke (Luke 8:2). Some scholars believe that the Magdalene may be the same ...

About the song "Mary's Little Boy Child", ... The Tabernacle Choir provides artistic expressions of faith from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The question of Mary’s status has some important ramifications for how we think about Jesus himself. As Smith told me, “In any slave society, a child born to an enslaved woman is born enslaved ...

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 ...

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. A Service of EWTN News, Inc.

Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus spent years in Egypt following the angel’s warning to flee from King Herod’s intent to seek and kill Jesus. Toddler Jesus would have enjoyed visiting a marketplace ...

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).