Luke's account of John's birth sets the stage for the novelty of the Gospel. Having read the whole story in Chapter 1 of Luke, we know that John came from an exceptional family.

The Nativity of St. John the Baptist is a vital feast day in the Orthodox Church. His birth heralds the forthcoming birth of our Savior Jesus.

Being born exactly half a year before Christ, John the Forerunner by the exact time of his birth depicted his mission of preparing the way for the Lord. He was born at the time of the year (June 24) ...

On June 23, the eve of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, connect to an ancient tradition, "The Night of John's Fire," and rediscover fire not only as a survival tool or scorching threat, but ...

The Pope was marking the solemn feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. He noted that, apart from Our Lady, St. John is the only saint to have a birthday celebrated as a liturgical feast, ...

John’s life, his destiny, were wondrously and mysteriously ordained by God. “ Before birth the LORD called me, from my mother’s womb he gave me my name ” (Is 49:1) .

In the Tucson area, the feast day of Saint John the Baptist is the beginning of the summer monsoon. The National Weather Service would tell you differently, and so sometimes would the sky ...

And it is in Luke — and only Luke — that we get the no-vacancy inn, the birth in the manger, and the parallel story of the birth of John the Baptist. A god for the lowly ...

Audience members who attend the new Nativity Play “A Christmas Card Portrait,” at 4 p.m. Dec. 24 at St. John the Baptist Church in Larksville will soon learn the tourist, whose name is ...

Being born exactly half a year before Christ, John the Forerunner by the exact time of his birth depicted his mission of preparing the way for the Lord. He was born at the time of the year (June 24) ...