“O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.” This is the refrain to a Christmas hymn that all of us are familiar with – “O Come All Ye Faithful,” ...

It was in Rome, towards the end of the eighteenth century, one fine evening in May. A child of the poor gathered his companions around him and led them to a statue of Mary, before which a lamp was ...