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 ...

We usually think of St. John the Baptist as an Advent figure but here he is, in today’s Gospel, doing what he always does: pointing to Christ. The first weeks in Ordinary Time each year are usually ...

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 ...

St. John the Baptist was a contemporary of Jesus Christ, who was known for his evangelization and his baptizing of Jesus Christ. This saint was born through the intercession and miracle of God to ...

“John the Baptist called Jesus the Lamb of God because Jesus is too holy and wonderful for him to even untie his shoes,” says Mitchell, 8. Before John the Baptist proclaimed Jesus as the Lamb of God, ...

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 ...

There is an emphasis in the passages on names. “He calls His own sheep by name. Sheep follow Him for they know His voice. I ...

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 ...

Among the characters of the New Testament who are the source of controversy and debate, after Jesus and Mary, John the Baptist perhaps ranks highest. Who this gentleman was and what he was there for ...

Christ's baptism by John the Baptist is depicted in a stained-glass window at Blessed Sacrament Church in Valley Stream, N.Y. The feast of the Baptism of the Lord, celebrated Jan. 8 in 2024, marks the ...