Daily Express

Does the ‘Baptism of Christ’ painting PROVE aliens were present at the birth of Jesus?

Aert De Gelder’s ‘Baptism of Christ’, painted in 1710, has caused hysteria among alien hunters as it appears to show a UFO above Christ. In the painting, John the Baptist can be seen baptising Christ ...
insider.si.edu

The Baptism of Christ, (painting)

PIETRO VANNUCCI (Perugino), CITTA DELLA PIEVE. 1446-1524. (oil, w. 21 x 27.) The Baptism of Christ. Above is the Eternal, in a circle of cherubim and seraphim; an angel on either side: below, John and ...
National Catholic Register

‘After Jesus Had Been Baptized and Was Praying, Heaven Was Opened’

The Baptism of the Lord closes the Christmas season. The next day begins the First Week of Ordinary Time, Lent following in five weeks on Feb. 17. The Christmas season is full of theophanies, i.e., ...
The Christian Century

Baptism of Christ and Temptations, by Michele Tosini

“What will be God’s,” asks Tertullian, “if all things are Caesar’s?” It’s a challenging question at a time when the state is asking us to acquiesce to a secret, unaccountable police force.
Daily Express

‘It was Jesus looking at us’ Historians find drawing of Christ at his baptism

The art-piece depicting Jesus Christ was discovered in an ancient church in southern Israel in the ancient town of Shivta. The drawing date back almost 1800 years, and it gives the world a different ...
Odessa American

Jesus’ baptism was pivotal moment

The baptism of Jesus Christ was obviously not necessary to cleanse him of sins, but it was needed to set an example for Christians and begin Jesus’ ministry. The Revs. Ben Ford and Kathryn Almendarez ...
National Catholic Reporter

Baptism for mission, not only the remission of sins

Last Sunday (Jan. 12) most Christian churches celebrated the baptism of Jesus, an event in his life I always found confusing. I could never understand why Jesus was baptized. After all, Catholics ...