Anybody might think that the only words Lancelot Andrewes wrote were the ones that inspired T S Eliot’s The Journey of the ...

2. Anointing: In baptism we are not just washed of sins, but we also become temples of the Holy Spirit. After baptism there ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, is the pope’s special envoy for the Mass of consecration of the Church ...

The Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Epiphany on January 6th, commemorating Christ's baptism and the revelation of the Holy Trinity.

In Israel, the portal by which a male child joins the covenanted people of God is through the rite of circumcision, done on the eighth day after birth. When it is done on the “first day” of the week, ...

According to Saint Paul, “We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new ...

As we conclude our Christmas celebrations, having been blessed with the graces of the season and the opening of the Jubilee ...

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 ...

AN ARTICLE that I read recently called the baptism of Jesus “a delicate problem of apologetics”. To understand Luke’s version, we must decide whether he is using Mark only, or another source as well.

Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord year C ✠ A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke 3:15-16,21-22 A feeling of expectancy had grown among the people, who were beginning to think that John ...

Bulgaria celebrates Epiphany, one of the most significant Christian holidays, marked with solemn church services across the country. The holiday commemorates the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan ...

Every Jan. 6 the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral celebrates the baptism of Jesus Christ. Here’s what to know.