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

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 ...

Our Lord’s baptism offers a beautiful opportunity to reflect on the graces we receive through the sacrament of baptism. In seminary, one of our professors taught us a little shortcut to help us ...

When Jesus came to John to be baptized, Matthew tells us, “John tried to prevent him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, ...

Jesus accepted a Baptism of repentance to take upon Himself the ravages of your sins to cleanse you with His Blood. Jesus ...

Our liturgies carry us to Christ; our worship becomes an encounter. What we adore is revealed in sacrament, revealing our ...

Minnesotans crowded into churches, mosques and synagogues last weekend after the Jan.7 ICE killing of Renee Good. Congregants ...

Baptism “accompanies us forever,” he said. “In moments of darkness, baptism is light; in life’s conflicts, it is ...

Just as we wouldn't leave newborns without clothes or food, we cannot leave them without faith and baptism, Pope Leo XIV told ...

Pope Leo led the baptismal prayers and poured the water over the heads of the infants of Vatican employees. He assisted some ...

After marking Baptism of the Lord in the Sistine Chapel, Pope Leo XIV prayed the Angelus and expressed concern for renewed ...