“The Church observes the birth of John as in some way sacred; and you will not find any other of the great men of old whose ...

First in John's Gospel, Jesus said: "Truly, ... John 15:5; 2 Cor 6:1). Through baptism we are born again by receiving sanctifying grace which makes us right with God (1 Cor 6:11).

Paul is an example of how people are to be saved in the new covenant, as he expresses in 1 Timothy 1:16. With that in mind we should examine Paul’s ...

1224 Our Lord voluntarily submitted himself to the baptism of St. John, ... 26 The apostles and their collaborators offer Baptism to anyone who believed in Jesus: Jews, the God-fearing, ...

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With the help of the Holy Spirit, believers are able to revive the memory of Jesus as a living and current presence ...

Finally, John’s birth and circumcision is itself described (1:57-80), crowned by Zechariah’s great canticle of joy, the ...

Twenty-six young Catholics received the Sacrament of Confirmation at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 7, in a solemn celebration led by Bishop Bernard Paul and concelebrated by Fr ...

Though the faith-based film they made didn’t exactly connect with audiences, Johnny and June Carter continued to return to ...

A BOYBAND icon looks worlds away from his 90s heyday. Getting baptised by the Kray twins’ henchman, an East 17 star looked very different. East 17 star Terry Coldwell had his head dunked ...

The seal of the Resurrection is so powerful that in extreme cases even the unbaptized can administer baptism—using water or ...

Historian Tom McCollough claims Khirbet Qana, not Kafr Kanna, is the location of Jesus' first miracle, supported by archaeological evidence of ancient veneration at the site.