The carol assures us that “We three kings of Orient are…” and tells us they were “following yonder star”. Can we be sure ...

Jesus’s birth was a silent night, when all was calm and all was bright, but there was a context to the Christmas story ...

Sunday, Jan. 8, is the Epiphany of the Lord. Mass readings: Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12. In this Gospel we follow the Magi in their journey of ...

The wise men, who came from the east to worship Jesus, are the most mysterious characters of Christmas. No one knows exactly when these wise ones began their journey. Some conclude it may have been as ...

The contrast of these two kings is profound. Herod, the worldly king of Bethlehem, is driven by his own selfish agenda. His ...

“Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem…” (Matt. 2:1) We have changed our commenting system. If you do not have ...

Herod the Great − though in the Gospel of Matthew, he wasn't so great. Hulton Archive via Getty Images King Herod will sound familiar to anyone who’s heard the Christmas story. King of Judea when ...

Editorial: The story of the bright, courageous men of the East inspires our own spiritual pilgrimage to Christ during this season. Every year we celebrate the Solemnity of the Epiphany, and our family ...

At Christmas time we read about King Herod who ruled Judea at the time of Jesus’s birth, and he is the villain of many ...