The candlelight service started with a baptism and included a reading of the first Christmas to young children.
It occurs to me there are also different kinds of John the Baptists, different ways of making us clean and free. John does it ...
As the Archdiocese of Dubuque finalizes plans to reduce weekend Mass locations, Catholics consider the implications to ...
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The pre-Christian origins of baptism

Baptism is one of the most well-known rituals in Christianity. But what are the origins of this ritual? Did John the Baptist invent it himself?
The significance of loukoumades for Epiphany Loukoumades are light, crispy, fried dough balls soaked in fragrant syrup and ...
In the Orthodox Church, the Twelve Days of Christmas form a sacred bridge between the Nativity of Christ on December 25 and ...
Tsali Nyi mu houzha va-14’ (music festival and 14th conference) organised by the Western Angami Baptist Nhicuko Krotho (WABNK ...
REFLECTIONS TODAYJohn is a prominent Advent figure because he was sent by God to prepare the way of the Lord, i.e., the Messiah. While baptizing people in ...
A surprising number of people say they are open to the existence of angels. Their Old Testament identities are very different ...
A fire at Maretburg Baptist Church Sunday night could have had disastrous results. Instead, Pastor Peyton Bowman said the ...
Observing that there are many new developments taking place whether in the government sector, secular world or the church ...
The eternal God, the second person of the Trinity, entered into humanity as a baby in His mother’s womb and was born without ...