Matthew records that when Jesus asked John to baptise him, John was reluctant to do so. This could be for the following reasons: baptism is for the forgiveness of sin, yet Jesus is God’s son and ...

The Sunday gospel lectionary reading for Advent 3 in Year C is Luke 3.7–17, and it follows closely on from last week's reading; verse begins 'He therefore said to the crowds...' which some English ...

The baptism is an event that is very important in Jesus’ ministry. In this story we see clearly the relationship between Father and Son and the use of the title ‘Son of God’. The events that ...

Authority can often be a contentious issue. Who possesses it? Who has the right to exercise it? How should it be used? In ...

The holiday marks both the visit of the Three Wise Men, or Magi, to a new-born Jesus, and his later baptism by the prophet John. Recently, Jordan announced an ambitious $100m (£83m) plan aimed at ...

Jesus also came to save from sin. He came to make it possible for us to share in his own divine life and sonship. This new life in Christ begins in the sacrament of baptism ... 1:1-2, John ...

It is only by claiming the identity given to us in our baptism and making our prayers in Jesus Christ, that they become ...

Question: Whether the baptism conferred by the community “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ... The Supreme Pontiff John Paul II, in the Audience granted to the undersigned Cardinal ...