Jesus is a “sign of contradiction” and contradiction can hurt. The fifth mystery is depicted in art by the 19th-century British pre-Raphaelite painter, William Holman Hunt.

The finding of Our Lord in the Temple is recounted in Luke 2:42-50: And when he was 12 years old, they went up according to custom; and when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy ...

She said Jesus’ family stories “give us clues as to why he developed such a radical path of compassion, ultimately in his life and thought outside the box in terms of resistance to Rome.” ...

“Boy Jesus: Growing Up Judean in Turbulent Times” is written by Joan Taylor. Taylor said her studies convinced her even more of Jesus’ connection to King David’s royal lineage.

So for example, “Did Jesus cleanse the temple twice?” Here’s what I concluded after doing my homework. Our modern Western culture has a “correspondence theory” of truth.

And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ When he had said this, he breathed his last” (Luke 23:44-46).

The joyful mysteries of the rosary guide us along a journey of prayer through Jesus’ conception, birth and early life. We see God not only in his human form, but in the most vulnerable phases of ...