Becoming Catholic Is Worth the Effort, and Worth the Wait
COMMENTARY: Whatever your reason for wanting to become Catholic, run with it. It’s your road sign pointing you in the right direction.
COMMENTARY: Whatever your reason for wanting to become Catholic, run with it. It’s your road sign pointing you in the right direction.
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord commemorates Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan River by St. John the Baptist.
When you get baptized, an indelible spiritual mark is put on your soul, and nothing can remove this.
COMMENTARY: Our baptism into Christ’s passion and death purifies our political passions and saves us from deadly idolatry.
It is quite probable, based on what we know about first-century families and Sacred Scripture, that baptisms of entire households included baptisms of children
COMMENTARY: Unlike the film, the novel, rich in Catholic imagery, puts Holy Communion in the forefront, not baptism.
Pope Francis’ visit comes just before the first Holy Week in two years in which Catholic churches will be open to the public for liturgies.
DIFFICULT MORAL QUESTIONS: “In case of necessity, any person can baptize provided that he have the intention of doing that which the Church does and provided that he pours water on the candidate’s head while saying: ‘I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.’” (CCC 1284)
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