John the Baptist preached a personal responsibility to turn away from pride and sin, changing the direction of our hearts and ...

So, here is a very compact Christology, set forth by John the Baptist. Upon these truths about Jesus the Church has meditated, clarified and taught for millennia now. Throughout this cycle of readings ...

A likeness of St. John the Baptist is seen in stained glass at Caldwell Chapel on the campus of The Catholic University of America in Washington May 25, 2021. His feast day is June 24. (OSV News photo ...

Something very strange happens in John’s Gospel. Unlike any of the other Gospels, it indicates — directly — who its author is. And yet it also doesn’t tell us who he is. At the very end of the Gospel, ...

Saint John the Baptist statue on Charles Bridge Karluv Most over Vltava river with Prague Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral in Hradcany district. Photo from iStock. Today’s Gospel may be the greatest (short ...

June 24 is the Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, and the gospel of the day talks about his circumcision (cfr. Lk 1,57-66.80) which, at that time, meant his entry into the covenant ...

Our knowledge of the figure of John the Baptist is very limited. We have only those references to him in the Christian gospels, where he stands alongside of Jesus. We also have references to him in ...