Detail from “The Baptism of Christ” by Joachim Patinir (Credit: WikiArt.) Listen Having celebrated all the holy days of the past several weeks, the Church now begins Ordinary Time. In this season of ...

“You go to your church and I’ll go to mine. We’re going to the same place, only on different roads.”This statement is made by many people who mistakenly believe there are many ways to God in heaven.

Some of my favorite words from the United Methodist Church’s liturgy for Holy Baptism are the first ones spoken: “Brothers and sisters in Christ: Through the Sacrament of Baptism we are initiated into ...

The Bible repeatedly and undeniably connects baptism to redemption and salvation. It also closely identifies baptism and justification. Recently, I realized this all the more, in answering a ...

This weekend, the Church begins to move out of the Christmas season. Pointing us to the baptism of the Lord Jesus, we now head back into Ordinary Time and its emphasis on discipleship. The location of ...

Most educated, serious Christians understand that suffering is to be expected in the Christian life. It's not an anomaly or interruption in an otherwise “normal” life. It's to be expected; even ...

The Baptism of Jesus by John in the River Jordan is one of the most important stories in the New Testament. It was regarded by the early Church as a Feast Day of absolutely central importance, ...

As a community gathers to remember and celebrate the baptism of Jesus, all present are offered an opportunity to reflect upon their own sacramental initiation into Christ and the church. Jesus defined ...

Today we keep the feast of the Baptism of Christ. It’s somewhat ironic that for most of us, the day of our baptism is not something that we remember. Most of us were babies when our parents brought us ...