Preaching on this story from John's Gospel, I like how St. Augustine put it. Describing the dialogue between Jesus and the ...

Along with ritual immersion, John the Baptist called people to moral reform. His essential message, like the prophets of Israel before him, was one of repentance from sin in anticipation of God’s ...

The 40 days of Lent give us the opportunity to grow in our response to the Lord’s love through faith. The Sunday gospels for the next three weeks come from the Gospel of John. In these passages we ...

Over the next three weeks, by ancient custom, the Gospel readings are all from John. They were proclaimed alongside the final ...

Johannesburg emergency services teams are on high alert ahead of predicted heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms in most ...

Mean Streets ending explained as Charlie flees Little Italy, drive-by chaos erupts, Johnny Boy’s fate stays unclear, guilt ...

Early converts were often adults who publicly professed faith before being immersed in water. Yet by the third century, Christian writers were already debating the baptism of infants. Tertullian ...

Two people meet at a well, looking for water. One is tasked to return regularly; the other arrives in a moment of need. They ...

More than 50 incarcerated men and women were baptized in a service at a Prince George’s County jail, marking a new chapter in its prison ministry.

Father Joshua J. Whitfield provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the 3rd Sunday in Lent, March 8, 2026.

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, signaling the beginning of the 40-days focused on mortality and renewal before Easter. It is symbolized by the imposition of a cross on the forehead using ashes ...