David Rives, a Christian author and columnist, reflects on Matthew 3:17, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." ...

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Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing 21 babies in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel ...

2. Anointing: In baptism we are not just washed of sins, but we also become temples of the Holy Spirit. After baptism there ...

Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Gospel: Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 Today, the Church celebrates the significant feast of the Baptism of the L ...

Anybody might think that the only words Lancelot Andrewes wrote were the ones that inspired T S Eliot’s The Journey of the ...

Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord year C ✠ A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke 3:15-16,21-22 A feeling of expectancy had grown among the people, who were beginning to think that John ...

Pope Francis celebrates the baptism of 21 newborns, a moment of joy and reflection for families.

During the baptism, "the Spirit descended like a dove and the Father's voice proclaimed, 'This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased,'" Rives said. This line, he said, is "a powerful ...

Today, each of you parents and the Church herself give the greatest, greatest gift: the gift of faith to children,” Pope ...