COMMENTARY: Baptism makes us missionary disciples in communion with God and each other. As children of God, we are sent out ...
Because the word epiphany means “manifestation or openly appearing,” both feasts—the visit of the Magi and the baptism of ...
Our liturgies carry us to Christ; our worship becomes an encounter. What we adore is revealed in sacrament, revealing our ...
Jesus is a faithful Son of Israel. If his people are summoned, then so is he. What will become a basic pattern of our ...
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 we ...
Life and love are not earned by us, nor do we take them, but we receive these good gifts from God with gratitude, writes Msgr. Joseph Prior on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. By our baptism, we ...
On the basis of age-old custom, water is one of the signs that the Church often uses in blessing the faithful. Holy water reminds the faithful of Christ, who is given to us as the supreme divine ...
Sunday worship service at 11 a.m. at the Old First Church, 60 Monument Avenue. Our services are available in-person and ...