June 24, if it were not the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart for most American Catholics, would be the Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist — and indeed, in some places both feasts are ...

I’ve always loved St. John the Baptist dearly, largely because the connection between him and Jesus is so strong. The Gospels tell us Jesus is the light coming into the world, and also tell us John ...

and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River as they acknowledged their sins. John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. He fed on locusts and wild honey. And this ...

Left image: St. John the Baptist Catholic Church is seen on Lurleen B. Wallace Boulevard in Tuscaloosa in roughly the 1980s. [File photo/Tuscaloosa News archives] Right image: St. John the Baptist ...