This is confirmation season. While some of our candidates receive this great sacrament in the fall or winter, the vast ...

For Jesus, the baptism was the mysterious start of his mission, an act in unity with fallen humanity but also the point at which the heavens opened, the Holy Spirit descended on him, and a voice ...

"By virtue of the Holy Spirit, baptism immerses us in the death and resurrection of the Lord, drowning the old man -- dominated by the sin that divides us from God -- in the baptismal font and ...

I love the narrative of our Lord’s baptism. From John’s reaction to Jesus’ approach to the ... of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit.” That indeed is something marvelous to ...

Baptism expressed a commitment and a desire to be ready for the one coming to baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire. Much to the chagrin of many — then and now — Jesus' baptism reveals that he ...

The Baptism of Jesus by John in the River ... (Mark 1: 4–11), the Father’s voice acclaims Jesus as the Beloved Son, and Christ—the anointed one—sees the heavens torn apart and the Holy Spirit like a ...