profession of faith, Baptism itself, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and admission to Eucharistic communion. 1230 This initiation has varied greatly through the centuries according to ...

To mark Easter weekend, Le Monde traces the history of this symbol-laden ritual.

Through Baptism and faith (Mark 16:16), we become friends of God and receive sanctifying grace - the privilege of eternal life. This is all made possible by Christ's redemption of us ...

Saint Paul, in the Letter to the Romans (6:3-4), explains that through baptism we participate in the death and resurrection of Christ, beginning a renewed existence in faith. Receiving the Holy ...

Celebrated as one Great Sunday of 50 days, Easter continues through Pentecost Sunday. Even the names of the Sundays of this season indicate this. The Sundays between Easter and Pentecost are called Su ...

By Patrick Schmadeke Evangelization in the World Today I have been wondering if we take baptism for granted. Maybe because ..

There are many paths to conversion. For most of these converts, it began last September when they filled out paperwork and ...