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3 days ago · John, both an apostle and an evangelist, played a very prominent role in many of the New Testament narratives. John was part of an inner-circle trio with his brother James (the Greater) and Peter, partaking in privileged incidents with Jesus: the raising of Jairus’s daughter, the Transfiguration, and the agony at Gethsemane.
2 days ago · The good news is that just as our fears “grow up,” so can our comforts and hopes. Revelation 1 presents us with a mature version of Junior Asparagus’s dilemma, one meant to comfort both the apostle John and all his subsequent readers. Boogie Men on Patmos. When Revelation begins, John is exiled on the isle of Patmos.
1 day ago · The book of John opens by saying the Word was with God and was God . This then leads us into John’s account of Jesus’s life, sacrifice, and resurrection. In Revelation 19:13, the apostle John describes Jesus again as the Word of God, wearing a robe dipped in blood. Being called the Word of God shows the Bible is Jesus’ life story.
3 days ago · August 15 is the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary. In the United States, it is a holy day of obligation (in years when it does not fall on a Monday). What is the Assumption of Mary, how did it come to be defined, and what relevance does it have for our lives? Here are 12 things to know and share . . . 1) What is the Assumption of Mary?
5 days ago · The Apostle John provides his eyewitness account of the last events in the Savior's life and his Resurrection.
5 days ago · On Dec. 27 the Church marks the feast of St. John the Apostle, Jesus’ “beloved disciple.” John was a great evangelist and credited with authoring the Gospel of John and three letters of the New Testament. Many credit him with authoring the Book of Revelation.
5 days ago · John the Baptist, son of Elizabeth (Mary's cousin) and Zechariah, is the last prophet; the one who prepares for the coming of Christ. He is also celebrated on August 29th in the liturgical...
