Sunday, Jan. 8, is the Epiphany of the Lord. Mass readings: Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12. In this Gospel we follow the Magi in their journey of ...

As the feast of the Epiphany on Jan. 6 approaches, we once again meet the mysterious Magi, bearing gold, frankincense and myrrh. Gregory Elder, a Redlands resident, is professor emeritus of history ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scholars have provided different interpretations of who the 'wise men' were who visited Jesus soon after his birth. Christophe ...

The identities of the Three Wise Men may have finally been revealed by a biblical researcher who claims they may not have been three kings from the East after all. Research by the Associates for ...

What is the significance of the Three Wise Men? Three Kings Day, also known as Little Christmas and the Feast of the Epiphany, is celebrated on Jan. 6 as the occasion when three gift-bearing Magi ...

Christmas Day, December 25, is not the end of the Christmas season. In many countries there are 12 days of Christmas culminating with the feast of the Epiphany on January 6th. That is when the “Magi, ...

The Epiphany as a Solemnity once rivalled Christmas, because it was the celebration of the Incarnate God made manifest (“Epiphany,” ἐπιφάνεια, means “manifestation”) to all peoples. The Magi — by ...

When I was a child, the small nativity scene my family displayed at Christmas included only a single king rather than the traditional three. Perhaps two had gotten lost before my family inherited the ...