Saint John the Baptist

Man walking in the desert.

Advent with the Saints: John the Baptist

John the Baptist takes center stage in the Gospels in all three Lectionary cycles on the Second and Third Sundays of Advent.
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Painting of St. John the Baptist

St. John the Baptist: Prophet, Preacher, Witness

Is our faith, our spirit, a lively witness to others? Does our presence point others to Jesus—as St. John the Baptist's did in his lifetime?
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Why Did John the Baptist Baptize?

Q. During Advent we hear Gospel readings about John the Baptist and his ministry. This month we celebrate Jesus' Baptism by John. This, however, was not a Jewish practice, was it? Why was John baptizing in the first place?
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