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Jesus is what happens next

Everyone loves Christ in the cradle. The image of the baby Jesus in the barn in Bethlehem warms our hearts. Every December, we relive that moment on the lawn or under the Christmas tree. Stores sell plastic donkeys and wooden mangers. People collect hand-carved statues of Mary, Joseph, and the newborn child. We love Christ […]

‘Mary’ didn’t know: New film about the mother of Jesus muddles and misleads

Mary, the mother of Jesus, was notable for one very important reason. That means God chose her (and Joseph) to raise His children. The new Netflix movie “Mary” is unremarkable. There are many reasons (from heaven). My hopes were dashed when Mary, looking straight into the camera, announced, somewhat defiantly: “You may think you know […]

Baby Jesus in a keffiyeh is a nativity trend, causing upset

Nativity scenes around the world have added a new accessory this Christmas season: the keffiyeh. In a controversial display of the classic holiday, some churches have replaced the traditional swaddling blanket of baby Jesus with a black and white scarf that has become a symbol of pro-Palestinian activism. Meanwhile, a manger used as a crib […]

Vatican Nativity Scene Features Baby Jesus on Palestinian Scarf

ROME — This weekend, Pope Francis presided over the unveiling of a Nativity scene at the Vatican depicting the baby Jesus lying on a keffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian scarf used as a national symbol. I greet the “representatives of the Embassy of the State of Palestine, in distressed Palestine, who, on behalf of the city […]

Gwen Stefani Shares Christmas Message About the Love of Jesus Christ

No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani shared a Christmas message about the love of Jesus Christ in a video posted to her Instagram account, giving her 17.7 million followers a Christmas message through the Catholic prayer app Hello. He called on people to pray together for the next 25 days. . “The Christmas season has always […]

‘I’ve Paid for Sex,’ ‘I’ve Prostituted Women,’ ‘Jesus Redeemed Me’

Actor, comedian and podcaster Russell Brand recently opened up about his conversion to Christianity, saying he paid for sex until he was “saved” by Jesus Christ. Russell Brand refused to call the women “prostitutes” because it would be “vilifying” them, saying he had “prostituted” them. “I've paid for sex before. I won't say I've slept […]