Fr Dominic McGrattan responds to recent comments by former President Mary McAleese that baptising babies represents a ...
Baptism is performed in a variety of ways by different Christian faiths. Some baptize in infancy while others wait until adulthood. Some rites involve sprinkling or pouring water on the head; others, ...
Matthew 3:11 “I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. But he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with ...
"This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" (Matthew 3:17). This verse is from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic Gospels in the New Testament of the Bible, and is about the ...
The Light of the World faith around the globe has been witnessing baptismal ceremonies where thousands of new believers have decided to take that first step to follow Christ: the baptism. What is ...
“This isn’t just about the baby—this isn’t just about the parents and godparents. This is about all of us, and it is about our faith.” This realization came to Con O’Mahony, Vicar for Education in the ...
St. Francis Xavier, who lived 1506-1552, is represented in a stained glass window. Credit: CNS photo/Crosiers In 1552 in Yamaguchi, Japan, a group of recent Christian converts confronted St. Francis ...
Baptism: A Guide to Life from Death aims to bridge the divisions that exist within Christianity over baptism. Part of Lexham Press’s Christian Essentials series, Peter Leithart’s book focuses on the ...
Baptists are distinguished by their conviction that in the New Testament, and therefore in the Church of the apostolic age, the rite of baptism is always related to believers. The existence of a group ...
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