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What is Baptism?
The Transformative Power of Baptism
Baptism is the sacrament in which believers are “reborn as sons of God” (CCC 1213) by “water and Spirit” (John 3:5). It incorporates us into the Mystical Body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:13) and makes us sharers in the mission of the Church (CCC 1213). “Just as the gestation of our first birth took place in water,” the Catechism adds, “so the water of baptism truly signifies that our birth into the divine life is given to us in the Holy Spirit” (694). This divin
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Mar 3rd 2024
The Jesus Question
Exploring Jesus in World Religions
When I was deciding whether or not I
should be a Christian, I made sure to read about as many other religions as I
could. At first it was overwhelming to compare the teachings of faiths like
Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism to Christianity, but then I noticed they all had
one thing I could compare: a teaching about Jesus Christ.
Almost every major world religion
has a teaching about the identity of Jesus. Jews say Jesus was a human teacher,
Muslims say he was a
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Sep 26th 2023