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Why did Christ need to be circumcised?
The Eternal God, needing no remedy for sin, validated the ancient rite by submitting to it – and thus abolished it forever.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
What was the purpose of circumcision – and who circumcised Jesus?
Why did the sinless Infant submit to a rite designed to cancel original sin and bind men to the Mosaic Law?
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Do we know more about St Joseph than we realise?
St Joseph's silent presence pervades the entirety of the infancy narratives.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
How the Passion began at Christmas, in the Stable
The first act of the newborn Saviour was to renew the offering of himself to his Father.
Why Christmas was the beginning of a new life of Mary and Joseph
How could anything be the same after that momentous birth?
What Our Lady’s perpetual virginity has done for the Church – and for marriage
The fruits of her example are evident to anyone with eyes to see.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Here's why Our Lady’s perpetual virginity is a necessary Christmas truth
She was a virgin before, during and after the birth of her Divine Son.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
What happened at the first Christmas? Did Our Lady suffer the pangs of childbirth?
How many of the popular conceptions around the Nativity are true?
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
The First Christmas Eve – Redemption is at hand!
Our Lord has completed the work of his first nine months. The time of his birth is at hand. How did he feel in that moment?
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
How a wandering sheep differs from lost coin in Christ's parables
The parable of the lost coin reveals how souls may be lost through negligence within the Church, not merely by wandering away from her.
The accusation you might miss in the Parable of the Lost Sheep
This parable is not just about God's love – it's also a condemnation of hirelings who should be shepherds.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
How Jesus responds to the charge of associating with sinners
The captiousness of the Pharisees prompted Our Lord to respond with three distinct parables.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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