Anointing, in Biblical and other ancient symbolism, is rich in meaning: oil is a sign of abundance and joy; 103 it cleanses (anointing before ... 122 St. Thomas Aquinas, STh III,72,5, ad 2.

The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield has decreed that the Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel at Thomas ...

Moments after the Mass in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington Jan. 5, ...

St. Thomas Aquinas High School students will have the opportunity to earn college credits in business and nursing through partnerships with Stark State College and Aultman College. Students ...

Pope Francis sent “cordial greetings” and “assurance of my prayers” to Donald J. Trump on Jan. 20, the day of his ...

While altar servers eventually took up the custom of ringing hand-held bells at the altar, the tradition of ringing the tower ...

In this Sunday’s Gospel passage of the Wedding Feast at Cana, there is a theological portrait of both Mother Mary and prayer.

Richard David Marquez Richard D. Marquez, 81, passed away on January 7th, 2025. Richard grew up in Tome, NM attending Belen High school but spent most of his life in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho, with ...

Joe Lombardo on Wednesday said mass deportations are “not what I believe ... In early December, two days before the release of the joint statement, Lombardo said it was “too soon to opine ...

Oh St. Joseph whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in you all my interests and desires. Oh St. Joseph do assist me by your powerful intercession and ...

Brevard's newest school board member is kicking 2025 off with a goal of putting prayer at the start of meetings. Adding a voluntary invocation before board meetings, John Thomas said, would be ...

The Tulsa City Council will no longer have a prayer before its meetings. The decision came after a pagan woman gave the opening invocation last fall, which drew significant criticism. The council ...