Scripture for Life: After allowing himself to be baptized, Jesus heard the divine voice say, "You are my beloved Son." Jesus had received not just a baptism, but an affirmation and a naming.

As we immerse ourselves in the facts of spiritual reality, we experience a joyful sense of confidence and direction.

In order to explain to his listeners that he was not the expected Messiah, but only the precursor, John the Baptist told his listeners that, whereas he himself only baptized with water, the Christ ...

Thousands of followers of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, hailing from all over the world, came to the place where it all began in Pittsburgh for their 50th anniversary gathering. Participants ...

The basic idea of this article and several of the examples come from an essay by Richard Lovelace, emeritus professor of church history at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary: “Baptism in the ...

Continuing to talk about baptism, Francis focuses on water. "The Bible describes the interventions and promises of God through the sign of water". "It is not possible to adhere to Christ by laying ...

It’s the classic theological tension between divine vs. human agency. But not vs., not really, because it’s a case for mutual reform, not a statement of mutually exclusive options.“Both forms of ...

The Holy Spirit is in charge of the synodal process, but the question is whether we are willing to be led, or have to be driven and pushed into the process, says Fr. Daniel Horan.

Through baptism, we find Christ’s life in the water. “There is one body and one Spirit,” we read in Ephesians, “one Lord, one faith, one baptism.” In the water, the Spirit draws us into God’s life. In ...

Thus, baptism is tied to salvation, in accord with the other verses above. Many other passages directly indicate baptismal regeneration: Mark 16:16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; . . .