Category: Grief

That which is growing inside Mary’s womb—what is it? Is it birth material or an unborn child? a fetus or a baby? a human zygote or a miracle from God? What do you call it? What do you call it when the Holy Spirit comes upon a virgin named Mary and the power of the…

One of the “untouchables” of the ancient world is on his knees in front of Jesus. Then he’s face down in the dirt. The man has lep­rosy, a disease that not only dis­figures the sufferer but perhaps even worse, it isolates him from his community and even his own family and friends.