CHRISTMAS is at the heart of the Church’s liturgical life today but long ago, there was a time when Epiphany held precedence.

A. Baptism was instituted, very probably, about the time Our Lord was baptized by St. John, and its reception was commanded when after His resurrection Our Lord said to His Apostles: "All power is ...

"I don’t think my feet touched the floor at the Easter vigil of 1994," recalls Jennifer Pixler of Maryland. "I felt such love, knowing that God was wiping out all my sins when I was baptized." ...

When the young woman learned that her baptism into the Roman Catholic Church would be a thorough dousing, her reaction was short and blunt "Aaagh!" "You will get very wet," Monsignor Gerald Wilkerson ...

In his weekly general audience, Pope Francis reflected on the importance of the sacrament of Baptism, highlighting how it is a gift which incorporates us into the body of Christ and impels us to ...