The events of Jesus’ birth were foretold in many prophecies in the Old Testament. A messiah was promised from the lineage of Abraham, Isaac, Judah, Jesse, and David. The prophecies came to pass as ...

At the Christmas Eve vigil Mass, ask your pastor to read all 25 verses in Matthew's Gospel rather than using the shorter form that skips over the genealogy. I know proclaiming Matthew's genealogy can ...

The past few weeks we’ve been learning how God used all types of people in the lineage of Jesus to bring him into the world through his birth. We saw how God used unknowns as well as wealthy people.

Jesus had a family tree. Do you know yours? A reflection for the Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent. “Zadok became the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud, Eliud the father of Eleazar. Eleazar ...

Look into the past of one of history's most beloved religious figures to learn more about his ancestors and origins. TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, January 26, 2023 ...

There’s a passage of Scripture that I had never preached on or led a Bible study on until recently, because I thought it was uninteresting, unhelpful and unimportant. Its Jesus’ genealogy from Matthew ...