Anybody might think that the only words Lancelot Andrewes wrote were the ones that inspired T S Eliot’s The Journey of the ...

2. Anointing: In baptism we are not just washed of sins, but we also become temples of the Holy Spirit. After baptism there ...

1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism ...

Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Gospel: Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 Today, the Church celebrates the significant feast of the Baptism of the L ...

and of the Holy Ghost." Q. 639. If water cannot be had, in case of necessity, may any other liquid be used for baptism? A. If water cannot be had, in case of necessity or in any case, no other ...

Jesus’ instructions were to “baptise in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19), so these words are said during the baptism. It is done using total immersion ...

Instead of excluding the Baptist from participating in the Spirit’s descent through baptism, John’s Gospel makes him the prophet of the Spirit’s descent, a witness to the Spirit’s descent, and — most ...