Catholics will celebrate the feast of the Baptism of Jesus. Christian baptism is rooted in a rich symbolism of water in the ...

John weaves a couple helpful threads into his gospel which help the reader follow the narrative. First, John presents seven signs (semeia in Greek ... Jesus cries, "If anyone thirsts, let him come ...

In this Sunday’s Gospel passage, Jesus finds his mission confirmed in God’s delight. Christians today have the privilege of ...

They are the hope prophesied in the Old Testament; the peace of the Incarnation; the joy it brings; the love we can experience — and Jesus ... of what John is telling us. The Greek word for ...

We read in the Gospel of John that Nathanael, in being recruited as a disciple, is told about Jesus of Nazareth. Nathanael responds, “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” ...

Whether it's making tamales to bring families together or eating 12 grapes to ensure a sweet new year, see 10 foods to ...

Christ will come again. What signs do we see of His coming? The crowds in the Gospel of Luke see signs and portents of a cosmic upheaval and turn to John the ... this child Jesus into our hearts ...

(Pope John Paul II ... Behold I come to make all things new." (Jn 20:29; Mk 11:23; Mk 5:36; Rev 21:5) 12. Each moment you spend with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament brings joy, pleasure, and ...

Father Sergio Pérez, superior of the Community of the Institute of the Incarnate Word established on the site of the baptism ...

Many countries have New Year culinary traditions that have become deeply embedded in local custom over the centuries.

THE threefold character of the festival is of ancient origin. The 13th-century liturgist William Durand referred to the ...

when it’s estimated Jesus might have been born, when Christians started celebrating his birth and where some of our most beloved Christmas traditions come from. Christmas 2024 will fall on ...