Christmas is a time of joy, family gatherings and gift giving. But for some it is a time of skepticism on the life of Jesus.

By Archbishop Shane Mackinlay THIS will be my first Christmas in Brisbane. Not only has the weather here been warm, but so ...

The Greek myth of Danaë and Perseus shaped ancient debates about the virgin birth of Jesus and early Christian identity.

In the last few decades, that knowledge has taken a back seat to the hustle and bustle of shopping, parties and Santa Claus. Even the "comfort and joy" heralded is more about general feelings of ...

Everyone had to travel to his own ancestral hometown to be accounted for. So Joseph went from the Galilean town of Nazareth up to Bethlehem in Judah, David's town, for the census. As a descendant of ...

The birth of Jesus was a divine intervention, the moment God Himself stepped into our world as a baby. Now this, in itself, is a gift beyond measure, a gift of love, grace, a gift of salvation that ...

Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?” If this question sounds familiar, it is because it was posed by Charlie Brown in a moment of frustration about the commercialization of the ...

Christmas promises that God is with people the world has forgotten. The first Christmas, Mary and Joseph were forced to ...

While Christmas has become filled with lights, gifts and gatherings, for Christians it is first and foremost about the birth ...

We’re eager to ask whether it could have happened. We shouldn’t forget to ask what it means. For the last 100 years, conversation around the Virgin Birth has centered on whether it actually happened.

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