Special to the Oakland Press/PAUL VACHON The baptismal font at St. John's Armenian Church in Southfield shares a corner of the church with a mosaic of the Baptism of Jesus. Show Caption 1 of 3 ...

There are so many mistaken notions about St. John of the Cross (1542-91) that we might do well to clarify some of them.

Founder (with St. Teresa) of the Discalced Carmelites, doctor of mystic theology, b. at Hontoveros, Old Castile, 24 June, 1542; d. at Ubeda, Andalusia, 14 Dec., 1591. John de Yepes, youngest child ...

This Christmas, through the inspiration and intercession of St. John of the Cross, may we all come to a deeper understanding of “this child,” our Savior and Bridegroom of our souls.

St John of the Cross, Saint John of the Cross, Of The Cross John, . . Riverhead, $22.95 (150pp) ISBN 978-1-57322-205-1 Along with Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross remains one of the West's most ...

Today is the feast of St. John of the Cross, poet, mystic, founder, with St. Teresa of Avila, of the Discalced Carmelites. "He was born Juan de Yepes, third son of Gonzalo de Yepes and Catalina ...