What is Pentecost? Pentecost is a Christian feast commemorating the Holy Spirit's descent upon the apostles and followers of Jesus. 9 Can non-Catholics celebrate Pentecost? Yes, Pentecost is celebrated by various Christian denominations, not just Catholics. 8 What is the significance of the color...
What is the significance of the Torah in Judaism? The Torah is the central reference of the Jewish religion, containing laws, teachings, and stories foundational to Judaism. 7 How do Catholics view the Virgin Mary? Catholics hold the Virgin Mary in high esteem as the mother of Jesus Christ ...
What follows is not an intuitive leap, but an attempt to work out intellectually what that line may mean. Obviously what I’m about to say is not a complete explanation. It is an attempt to get at one side of the line’s possible significance. First, what is “truth”? One definition...
analogy of bread to describe the unity of believers as ‘being many we are one bread.’ Communion celebrates the sacrifice of Jesus, His presence, and much more. He called Himself the Bread of Life and examining bread in the Bible gives a deeper significance to that statement and c...
What does the Bible say about theology? What is the significance of circumcision in the Old Testament? What does it mean to be born-again? Is Pentecost mentioned in the Old Testament? What happens at a confirmation ceremony? What are the beliefs of the New Apostolic Church?
2ndCENTURY CE.Some organizations, now commonly referred to as Gnostic Christians, asserted to possess “secret knowledge” regarding the nature of the cosmos, the character of Christ, and the significance of his earthly presence to believers in the second century CE. ...
Now in a new topic, what is the significance of Baptism and Holy Communion. (Breaking it down, 1st part) The significance of Baptism, is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. (Breaking it down, 2nd part) And the significance ...
What is the importance of Passover?The PassoverIn the Old Testament Book of Exodus, Egypt finally released Israel from bondage -only after the death of the Egyptian firstborn. Note however that Egypt would later pursue the Israelites to the Red Sea. By placing the blood of a lamb over ...
Since this is not a leap year (as was last year 2024) we can just cruise on into March without calendrical shenanigans. What would they be, you ask. Let’s digress for a while. Among these shenanigans is when we would celebrate the feast of today’s saint, St. Gabriel of the ...
significance in his poem “Joseph d’Arimathie,” citing the holy grail’s origins at the Last Supper and Christ’s death. While Perceval was the knight destined to pursue the grail in Troyes’s and de Boron’s prose, it was Sir Galahad, introduced in the “Queste del Saint Graal” ...