On a similar issue, some object to infant baptism, claiming it to be invalid since an infant is too young to willfully accept Jesus. To address these issues on baptism, we need to begin with the ...

Christ's Baptism 1223 All the Old Covenant prefigurations find their fulfillment in Christ Jesus. He begins his public life after having himself baptized by St. John the Baptist in the Jordan.

Just as an aside, the word significance has as its root the word sign. A sign is something that points to something beyond itself. We all recognize that whatever baptism signifies, Jesus obviously ...

(And then, speaking to the new baptized persons, he shall proceed, and say,) And as for you, who have now by Baptism put on Christ, it is your part and duty also, being made the children of God and of ...

The simplest answer to that question is that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is the receiving of the Holy Spirit. The baptism is the Holy Spirit quickening us, living in us, being Christ’s ...

The story of Jesus and the Canaanite woman is provocative, but for different reasons than we might think. It’s election season, so naturally immigration is among the hot-topic issues taking ...

To his followers, Roger Ver is known as Bitcoin Jesus, a charismatic advocate of the cryptocurrency that is once again captivating investors with record-breaking gains. But to the Internal Revenue ...

They adhere to a stricter interpretation of church practices, often teaching that the only valid churches are those with direct lineage to the apostolic tradition, meaning churches founded by Jesus ...

In the New Testament we read many times about Jesus's brothers and sisters. Some are named and appear in the Early Church. There is no family tree, or a passage explaining it, but if we piece together ...

Christmas is a season of spiritual reflection on the foundations of the Christian faith. It’s also a celebration of the arrival of Jesus. Christmas is a time for Christians to praise God’s love for ...

An Australian M1 Abrams tank is seen during an exercise on June 30, 2023, in Townsville, Australia. (Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images) CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Some have predicted the demise of ...