On Sunday, one of the most sacred days in Christianity, a particularly holy ritual will take place in churches throughout the Yakima Valley. Many people will be baptized, both children and adults, to ...

Baptism is performed in a variety of ways by different Christian faiths. Some baptize in infancy while others wait until adulthood. Some rites involve sprinkling or pouring water on the head; others, ...

The early Church Fathers consistently affirmed the Catholic (and scriptural) belief about baptism, viewing it as a sacrament for the remission of sins and the regeneration of the soul. I aim to offer ...

The people were filled with expectation." That is how Luke described the excitement around John the Baptist. When do we experience such public emotion? Doesn't it seem easier to unite around something ...

Birthday celebrations are a cultural standard in our part of the world, happy occasions for all. Each year on a child’s birthday, we remember with great joy in our hearts that this child was given to ...

The gospels reflect a struggle in the early church between the followers of John the Baptist and the followers of Jesus, which persisted into the first century. The evangelists make clear in their ...

Baptism must be seen near the heart of our faith and presented as significant, but not allowed to separate Christians into groups of resentment or condescension. It must not become the “water that ...

“This isn’t just about the baby—this isn’t just about the parents and godparents. This is about all of us, and it is about our faith.” This realization came to Con O’Mahony, Vicar for Education in the ...