One of the forgotten facts of the story of Jesus’ life is that he came from a profoundly dysfunctional family. I was reminded ...

Pope Francis called on Catholics to focus their Holy Year 2025 pilgrimages on Jesus Christ, who is both the path and ...

“2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and ...

I chose Matthew, it being first and all. Reader, I had forgotten that the Gospel of Matthew begins with the genealogy of Jesus. If you think listening to this Gospel is boring, try writing it.

Many today are eager to discover their genealogies through various online resources. An Anabaptist pastor who was drowned for ...

Matthew wants us to know from the outset this is a Jewish story, one that connects generations in their relationship with the ...

And it's very important that Jesus for Matthew is fully a man from Israel. Therefore, Matthew begins his gospel by taking all the genealogy of Jesus; he wanted to show that Jesus was the son of ...

Mary in the genealogy ‘marks a new beginning’ After aides read the genealogy of Jesus from St. Matthew’s Gospel in various ...