The First Christmas with the Shepherds of Bethlehem
The commotion in Heaven is tremendous! The day of the Child’s birth arrives, and here “Child” is capitalized because it is the Word, “all things came to be through Him, and without Him nothing came to be” (John 1:3). God the Father had...
Skills of a Galilean Fisherman
Andrew, like his brother Simon, hailed from Bethesda and resided in Capernaum, a village on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, where he worked as a fisherman. After the miraculous first catch of fish, he, along with the other three fishermen who became...
Sub Tuum Praesidium
Gethsemane: The olive press
Olive trees in December, the road between Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Photo: Reed Miller. The spectacular expansion of Jerusalem’s urban fabric in recent decades has led to the disappearance of farmland around the city, particularly olive groves. These now exist...