1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism ...

A. Baptism was instituted, very probably, about the time Our Lord was baptized by St. John, and its reception was commanded when after His resurrection Our Lord said to His Apostles: "All power is ...

The ensemble consisted of seven members, one being a male. Each one had a unique style and “voice” in their way of dancing, interacting with the audience, and the general presence on stage.

John the Baptist, a common Jewish ritual cleansing signifying a desire to convert, and the baptism instituted by Christ. “There is an abyss between John’s baptism and Christian baptism,” he ...

The shocking story of Metropolitan Ioannis of Korça - He was the first bishop ordained by Archbishop Anastasios, became his ...

Heartwarming tale of immigrant mouse has some peril.

Rising from her baptism in the Jordan River, an Indonesian Christian wears a gown depicting Jesus undergoing the same rite in the same river 2,000 years ago. The faith that began as a tiny Jewish ...

The church will hold the First Friday Fundraiser on Friday, Feb. 7, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The Spaghetti Dinner will be to ...

THIS COMING SUNDAY is the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany and this particular year Easter coming so early means that Mardi Gras is just around the corner, followed immediately by Lent, starting with ...

Another Jewish sect called the Essenes, not mentioned in Scripture, were committed to ritual purity, simple living, non-violence and celibacy. Some scholars claim that John the Baptist was an Essene ...

February 2 marks the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. St Bede wrote of Christ as the Temple itself A sublime if slightly rubbed illumination stands at the start of the Gospels in the Codex ...

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than ...