There’s a line that hovers about during Christmastide, and belongs particularly to the season of Epiphany. It oftentimes appears in the Advent readings; it echoes in the background inhabited by Handel ...

Every Feb. 2, the universal Church celebrates the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Mary and Joseph bring the newborn Jesus to the Temple, the holy place, the house of God. The presentation of ...

We can appreciate the significance of Christianity only when we are thoroughly embued with a sense of Christ’s glory. If we should lose this personal sense, our preaching and discussions about the ...

The Gospel according to Luke was not written by a witness to the birth of Jesus. In fact, St. Luke probably never even saw Jesus. Rather, he studied the written accounts of the birth and life of Jesus ...

Messiah Part I, Scene 1, No. 1, HWV 56: Sinfony Messiah Part I, Scene 1, No. 2, HWV 56: Comfort ye, my people Messiah Part I, Scene 1, No. 3, HWV 56: Every valley shall be exalted Messiah Part I, ...