Baptism does what nothing else can. As Martin Luther said, by baptism “we are made holy and are saved, which no other kind of ...

Jesus was part of the crowd around John and was baptized by John. In Luke’s account, in prayer and subsequent to his baptism, ...

This year, the 40-day-long Christian fast called Lent began on March 5 and will end on April 17. It seems the word ‘Lent’ ...

Jesus warns us in Luke 12 that following him will divide “father against son and son against father, mother against daughter ...

Why would we want a higher doctrine of scripture than we have of Jesus?

The papal preacher urged cardinals and senior officials of the Roman Curia to remain firmly anchored in Christ through lives ...

Pope St. John Paul II could well be called the "apostle of life." He spent his entire pontificate boldly proclaiming the ...

1 John 1:9 says, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all ...

To address these issues on baptism, we need to begin with the words of Jesus recorded in the Gospels. First in John's Gospel, Jesus said: "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water ...

After his baptism by John, Jesus was led into the mountain, perhaps not a literal mountain, where he fasted for 40 days and ...