Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity: Ritual, Visual, and Theological Dimensions. By Robin M. Jensen. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2012. Teaching at a theological seminary, I find the breadth ...

Catholic apologist Karlo Broussard joins Cy Kellett to dive into the significance of baptism in the Catholic faith. In this engaging discussion, Karlo highlights how baptism is not just a ritual but a ...

New book aims to settle old disputes among Christians about the meaning of baptism. SAN DIEGO: It’s right there in the Bible: Jesus commanded us to do it, and the earliest Christians listened to him.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An important part of the Christian tradition is baptism. Though every denomination has its own way of celebrating and reflecting ...

October 2023 saw Belfast host an annual conference called One Young World. I didn’t attend it myself, but I happened to catch a speech that a local charity director called Matthew Taylor, also from ...

Today we hear Luke’s account of Jesus’ baptism. The surrounding passages can help to contextualize the Gospel and reflect on its significance as the birth of Jesus’ public ministry. The beginning of ...

Some time ago, I attended a Mass celebrated by a holy priest from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Fr. Jean Pierre was studying at a Catholic university near my home in the Midwest and he often ...

Author’s Note: Interested readers can find all previous volumes of this series here. News Flash: The first 56 volumes are compiled into a book titled “Bible Study For Those Who Don’t Read The Bible.” ...

Natural water that is poured or sprinkled on a person, or in which a person is immersed, is the matter or material element necessary for baptism. The pronouncing of the words is the form of baptism, ...