Unjust distinction between `undesirable' and `desirable' families; Catholic tradition on the sanctity and value of the family; Reason why illegal immigrants enter California as being to sustain their families through proper medical care and education not available in their native countries.Garcia-Rivera...
1. Birth of JesusThis is how the birth of Jesus Christ took place. When Mary his mother was engaged to Joseph, before they were married, she became pregnant by the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband was a righteous man. Because he didn’t want to humiliate her, he decided to call off ...
Who are these wise women? They are Mary, the mother of Jesus, Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, and Anna, the prophetess in the temple. Let's look at their stories and see how they were so wise.
The Escape to Egypt 13After they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph and said, “Herod will be looking for the child in order to kill him. So get up, take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you to leave.” 14...
“Do not marry a Canaanite woman,”7and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and had gone to Paddan Aram.8Esau then realized how displeasing the Canaanite womenwere to his father Isaac;9so he went to Ishmaeland married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaiothand daughter of Ishmael son...
Did Jesus have a wife? Jesus Christwas married to Mary Magdaleneand had two children, a new book claims. How old was Mary when Jesus died? While unproven, some apocryphal accounts state that at the time of her betrothal to Joseph, Mary was12–14 years old. According to ancient Jewish cu...
“Liberation of Christmas,” a book about the social and political climate at the time of Jesus’ birth. “So Joseph takes Mary back to Bethlehem. We could reasonably assume that Joseph had been farming there but couldn’t make it. He probably left Bethlehem because of debt and went about...
19And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus. 20And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven ...
The Return from Egypt 19After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt 20and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and go back to the land of Israel, because those who tried to kill the child are dead.” 21So Joseph got up, took the ...
Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ and at Christmas many people decorate their homes with the scenes of Jesus Christ's birth.These are small models of the place where Jesus was born.The scene always have the same things:the baby Jesus,his mother Mary,and his father Joseph.People...