19 Jesus' gesture is a manifestation of his ... and with good reason are accepted as brothers by the children of the Catholic Church." 81 "Baptism therefore constitutes the sacramental bond ...

“Catechism of the Catholic Church” number 460). Jesus also came to save from sin ... This new life in Christ begins in the sacrament of baptism. However, God the Father, who knows how to ...

We sell our faith short, and so we sell our Lent short. At least I do. I have spent most of my life thinking of the faith as ...

Baptism does what nothing else can. As Martin Luther said, by baptism “we are made holy and are saved, which no other kind of life, no work upon earth, can attain.” All of God’s promises come together ...

The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains the Lord’s time in the desert: “The Gospels speak of a time of solitude for Jesus in the desert immediately after his baptism by John. Driven by ...

Jesus’ instructions were to “baptise in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19), so these words are said during the baptism. It is done using total immersion ...

It actually predates Christianity; John the Baptist baptized Jews before Jesus came on the scene, and so John baptised Jesus even before the Church existed. Water is used in baptism, and is a ...