“CCC 1514 The Anointing of the Sick "is not a sacrament for those only who are at the point of death. Hence, as soon as anyone of the faithful begins to be in danger of death from sickness or ...

In previous columns, I have shown how certain truths of the faith in the New Testament were prefigured and foreshadowed in the Old Testament. Here, I will focus on the Eucharist. There are a ...

Historical and Biblical Context: The use of anointing oil dates back to the Old Testament. In Exodus 40:9, God instructs Moses to use anointing oil to consecrate the Tabernacle and its furnishings ...

To give a proper perspective on the New Covenant sacrament of reconciliation instituted by Christ, we will explore the Old Testament prefiguration of this sacrament. In the next column ...

The word “rock” prompts me to write about its meaning in the Old Testament and next week in the New. Regarding the 1 Corinthians passage, I was intrigued by the phrase “that rock was Christ ...

Bishop Alfred ‘Lahojah’ Ogunnusi of the Cherubim & Seraphim Unification Church has apologised over the tongue-to-tongue anointing ritual ... was poor because of old age; he could hardly ...

The story unfolds at a steady pace, allowing key moments, such as David’s anointing by Samuel, his friendship with Jonathan and his evolving relationship with King Saul, to develop naturally ...