Category: Baptism
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More baptisms in France among youth and adults
STAFF — Since 2020, the number of young people and adults requesting Catholic baptism in France has increased.
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Preaching the Poetry of Scripture
DAVID SCHMITT — Let the psalms preach the Gospel! Take a look (and a listen) at how Psalm 29 draws us into the drama of The Baptism of the Lord.
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Podcasts: ACU’s Speaking of Liturgy
EDITOR — Rita Ferrone outlines the significance of the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (the RCIA), and how it has a ripple effect that goes beyond the catechumens in the parish.
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San Francisco Baptisms
NEIL XAVIER O’DONOGHUE — Number 1239 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that “Baptism is performed in the most expressive way by triple immersion in the baptismal water.”
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Baptismal Truth-Telling in the Order of Penance
JOHN T. KYLER — The opening prayer beautifully articulates this relationship: “Let us pray, brothers and sisters, that we, who through our sins were unmindful of the grace of Baptism, may now be restored to that grace through penance” (OP 9).
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Vatican Ruling on Transgender and Same-Sex People’s Sacramental Participation
While a significant milestone for transgender and same-sex people, the vagueness of the ruling on the baptism of children of same-sex couples is more than a bit disheartening.