The martyrdom of St. John the Baptist — observed annually in the Catholic Church on August 29 — plays out like an episode from a modern day action-adventure series. Jealousy. Lust. Greed. Murder. The ...

The story of Salome comes to us from the Bible. She is the daughter of Herodias and Herod II. Her mother later marries her ...

The beheading of John the Baptist has inspired lots of artistic interpretations. When we read Mark’s telling in today’s Gospel, we can see why; it has all the elements of a great story. It’s told as a ...

Most prophets come to untimely ends. This as true today as it was in the days of the Bible. For the prophet is a spokesman for God and his commandments, one who “speaks the truth to power” as the ...

Most of what we know about Salome was written or imagined well after her alleged crime. Reviled as a seductress, who, some 2,000 years ago danced in front of her stepfather, Herod, before requesting ...

Salome, one-act tragedy written by Oscar Wilde in 1893, is based on the biblical story of the beheading of St. John the Baptist prisoner of Herod, Salome, prompted by her mother, Herodias, Herod's ...