Two upcoming talks in Saskatchewan will explore, first, how martyrdom has, time and again, served as a resource for ecumenism ...
The Twelve Days of Christmas do not finish until Epiphany, January 6th. Epiphany, or “little Christmas”, marks the arrival of the Magi. and the baptism or manifestation of Jesus.
A. Baptism was instituted, very probably, about the time Our Lord was baptized by St. John, and its reception was commanded when after His resurrection Our Lord said to His Apostles: "All power is ...
1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism we ...
The Church of England’s canon law decrees that babies should be christened within a fortnight of birth. Parents are prone to stretch the deadline a bit, but now the whole practice is under fire. Three ...
One of the things we know for certain about Jesus is that he was baptized by John. We're sure of it because it embarrassed the early church, making Jesus appear as John's disciple, yet it was too well ...