Richard Martin Wilstätter was born in Karlsruhe on August 13, 1872. His father was a cloth merchant. In From My Life ...

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The baptism of Jesus was a part of His fulfilling all the Mosaic laws. His parents had presented Him as an infant in the ...

There’s a new wind blowing across America. It’s a wind of freedom, optimism, hope, and yes, patriotism. What’s even more ...

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

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As spring approaches so does Ash Wednesday, Lent and Easter Sunday. Here's when all three happen and where you can find ...

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About 150 000 non-Jewish Poles were also sent to Auschwitz (of whom approximately half died). 23,000 Gypsies were sent to Auschwitz; all but 2,000 of whom perished. And about 15,000 Soviet POWs ...

To baptize the infant or not to baptize the infant? The answer to the question of infant baptism could depend on your denominational position, along with your interpretation of the Bible. Like many ...

19 by immersing themselves in frigid water through holes cut through the ice of lakes and rivers, imitating the baptism of Jesus Christ in the River Jordan. Many extol the practice as ...

With the Baptism of Jesus, the Church, observes what is known as the Ordinary Time of the liturgical year. It is called "ordinary" not because it is common, but simply because its Sundays are ...