COMMENTARY: Baptism makes us missionary disciples in communion with God and each other. As children of God, we are sent out ...

WORTHINGTON — As I write this faith column, it is Jan. 6, the day Christians observe as Epiphany, when we recall the Three ...

That’s a good question. The word baptize means “to wash.” Peter, however, tells us that baptism isn’t the washing of dirt from the body, but rather a cleansing of the conscience (1 Peter 3:21).

This Sunday's lectionary reading in Year A is the baptism of Jesus from Matt 3.13–17. It is a short and compact reading, and ...

Life and love are not earned by us, nor do we take them, but we receive these good gifts from God with gratitude, writes Msgr. Joseph Prior on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. By our baptism, we ...

Along with yesterday’s feast of the Epiphany and the wedding at Cana, today’s feast, the Baptism of the Lord, is one of the three epiphanies of Jesus’ humanity, according to the early Church Fathers.

I love the narrative of our Lord’s baptism. From John’s reaction to Jesus’ approach to the decent of the Dove and the Father’s proclamation, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased,” it ...

In his temple they all cry, "Glory!" 10 The LORD sat enthroned above the flood; the LORD sits as king forever. 11 The LORD ...

My dad grew up with two relatives who were eccentric, to say the least. One was an uncle who showed up periodically to sleep on the front porch — often deciding that clothing was an unnecessary ...

On the banks of the Jordan River where the Bible says Jesus was baptized, 15-foot-high reeds rustle in the wind. The site on the Jordanian side of the river looks much like the New Testament describes ...