In North Macedonia, believers celebrate Epiphany by throwing the Holy Cross into the the water, commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan River. The Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia ...

1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian ... the water of the sea is a symbol of death and so can represent the mystery of the cross. By this symbolism Baptism signifies communion ...

The swim symbolizes the baptism of Christ in the River Jordan ... It's an honor to swim." The Holy Cross is placed in the middle of the river. The competitors must swim from one bank to the ...

Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound ...

"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit ... teaching on the necessity of baptism for salvation.

The fluvial procession takes place ahead of the Holy Procession on the eve of the Fiesta Señor. A reenactment of the planting of the Cross, the first baptism, mass, and wedding in Cebu was held at the ...

I am a woman at war within myself, in sight of two well-armed realities, my faith life suspended in the center. I think of ...

The Eucharist is not simply a cultural legacy. It is more than a moving performance or a beautiful ritual symbolizing ...

The fluvial procession takes place ahead of the Holy Procession on the eve of the Fiesta Señor. A reenactment of the planting of the Cross, the first baptism, mass, and wedding in Cebu was held ...

February 2 marks the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. St Bede wrote of Christ as the Temple itself A sublime if slightly rubbed illumination stands at the start of the Gospels in the Codex ...

D.G. Martin discusses The Mecklenburg Resolves and The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence as America's 250th birthday ...

All of the Texas Observer’s articles are available for free syndication for news sources under the following conditions: Without the support of our Christian church in the Houston suburbs, my daughter ...