Surrounded by family and friends at the kitchen island, Worthington’s Blaise Parrill smiled sheepishly as the familiar words ...

which will as it were "confirm" and complete the baptismal anointing. 1243 The white garment symbolizes that the person baptized has "put on Christ," 42 has risen with Christ. The candle , lit ...

Enniskerry (also Curtlestown & Glencree) Parish Office opening times: Monday to Friday: 10am to 1pm; email: ...

EVENTUALLY, through various conversations, God opened a door for me to lead a type of church-planting known as ...

A hauntingly nostalgic ode to youth, literature, and the sleepless nights that shaped a secret brotherhood bound by ink, coffee, and the restless pursuit of meaning ...

From the 1200s to the 1700s, the custom of Christian tattooing was prevalent in Europe among peasants, seafarers, soldiers ...

In examining the Church documents related to catechesis, such as, Evangelii Nuntiandi (1974), Catechesi Tradendae (1979) and the catechetical directories of 1971 or 1997, as well as the Directory for ...

When the Eucharist is brought to the home, the family should prepare a table with a cloth and a lighted candle. All members ... Let this water call to mind our baptism into Christ, who by his ...

follows the light of the Paschal candle at the Easter Vigil, calling us to walk in Christ’s footsteps.” During Lent, the faithful pray for and with catechumens—those preparing for baptism ...

Pilgrims would journey across continents to light candles beneath their frescoed domes, whisper prayers into the cool stone walls, and gaze upon centuries-old icons bathed in flickering candlelight.