National Catholic Register

The Passion of St. John the Baptist

Tradition holds that today St. John the Baptist was beheaded. Today, we mark his martyrdom. The account of his murder is today’s Gospel: Mark 6:17-29. St. John the Baptist was, of course, a key figure ...
Republican Herald

Pottsville artist expresses her faith in painting of St. John the Baptist

POTTSVILLE – During the month she spent painting a mural of its patron saint, Kim Searle would occasionally slip into the sanctuary at St. John the Baptist Church for inspiration. There, in the soft ...
National Catholic Register

Today We Proclaim the Name of John, Prophet of the Most High

Today, we are six months away from last Christmas and next Christmas. The Church today celebrates the birth of Jesus’ senior relative, John the Baptist. John’s birth is described in the Bible (Luke ...
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Nineteen compositions, forming a history of the Saviour and of S. John the Baptist, (art work)

(Nos. 1-10 are Pictures of the early revival of art in Italy--eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth centuries; painters unknown.) [P. 11; exhibited under heading: "The Jarves Collection."] Sixth Annual ...