The Sunday after Epiphany is always the Baptism of the Lord (unless Epiphany is observed on Jan. 7 or 8 in those countries like the United States where it is transferred to a Sunday, in which case the ...

Why was Jesus baptized? Seems contradictory, given what Christians are taught about baptism. But Joe explains why all baptisms would be meaningless WITHOUT Jesus first being baptized. Welcome back to ...

Baptism is an important occurrence in the life of any Christian. Whether one is baptized as an adult, following a public confession of belief, or as an infant, under the faith-filled promises of ...

Did John the Baptist dunk everybody in the Jordan, or only Jesus? Some of Jesus’ first followers had trouble with Jesus’ baptism by John. If anything, Jesus should have baptized John. But the very ...

Bethany Beyond the Jordan was a spiritual experience my lapsed Catholic self was not expecting. It reminded me that whatever your religious constructs, the teachings of Jesus are of kindness, ...

On the banks of the Jordan River where the Bible says Jesus was baptized, 15-foot-high reeds rustle in the wind. The site on the Jordanian side of the river looks much like the New Testament describes ...

Baptism of Christ by Leonardo da Vinci. Provided by janeb13. It has been said that humor is the coming together of two incongruous things. In that context, one of the more humorous events depicted in ...

Pope St. John Paul II, in his 2002 Apostolic Letter, Rosarium Virginis Mariae, proposed adding a fourth quintet of mysteries to be contemplated when praying the Rosary: the Luminous Mysteries. Leaving ...

Monday’s Feast of the Baptism of the Lord marked the official end of the Christmas season. It’s also an annual occasion for many to ask, “Why was Jesus baptized?” After all, he is the sinless, divine ...