Sunday, Jan. 12, is the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Mass readings: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7; Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10; Acts 10:34-38; Matthew 3:13-17. Today’s Gospel passage is heavy with ...

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 ...

For Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Năng of Ho Chi Minh City, “After a long journey, you receive the baptism. It is not you who sought God, it is God who has sought you for a long time”. Ho Chi Minh City ...

As the 12 days of Christmas come to an end, Orthodox Christians are preparing to celebrate the Feast of Theophany on Wednesday. The holy day commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River, as ...

Several years ago when I was in the middle of my studies for the ministry, a man asked me about the Holy Spirit and specifically baptism with the Holy Spirit. He proceeded to mention some Bible verses ...

Those “in the name of the Creator, and of the Redeemer, and of the Sanctifier” are invalid. Baptisms performed in the name of a gender-neutral Trinity are not true baptisms, the Catholic Church’s ...