David Rives, a Christian author and columnist, reflects on Matthew 3:17, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." This verse is from the story of Jesus' baptism.

Baptism is supposed to make us eccentric like Jesus, people who get noticed because their behavior falls outside the "norm." This will lead us to be an embarrassment to some and scandalous to others.

The Vatican says transgender people can be baptized within the church, as long as doing so doesn't create "public scandal or confusion among the faithful." ...

Meanings of Baptism in the Catholic Church. Cleansing of Original Sin. The Catholic Church teaches that all humans are born with original sin, a legacy of Adam and Eve's disobedience.

‘Justification is conferred in Baptism, the sacrament of faith. It conforms us to the righteousness of God, who makes us inwardly just by the power of his mercy.’ (CCC 1992) ...

By spotlighting the fact that “baptism is the one sacrament that unites all Christians,” said Episcopal Dean Francis B. Sayre of the Washington Cathedral, “Luci innocently made a ...

The waters of baptism should not be minimalized or trivialized by a misunderstanding of the essential place of Jesus Christ in opening the way to the Father for us.

NATHAN: Baptism is a symbol of new life. It is a fresh start for a person to be clean of sin. It's a way of expressing publicly that you're a Christian. There are lots of symbols in a baptism ...

On the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord on Jan. 8, the pope baptized 13 babies and presided over Mass beneath Michelangelo’s frescoes. Pope Francis baptized 13 babies in the Sistine Chapel on ...

Baptism for the Dead. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believes that a dead person can be baptised by proxy, which means that a Mormon can be baptised on behalf of someone who has ...