How Does the Devil Work?
When we renewed our baptismal promises at Easter, we together renounced Satan and all his works and all his empty promises. How am I to understand this? How does Satan perform his works and...
Category: Baptism
The Gift of Baptism is to be Cherished!
Children have a right to be brought up in the Christian faith, Pope Francis said. Parents and godparents must make sure they “feed the flame of baptismal grace in their little ones, helping them persevere in the faith
Pope: Either you are with God or with the Devil
Baptism requires rejecting Satan and professing one’s full faith in God, Pope Francis said. Only by being able to say “no” to the devil, his works and empty promises “am I able to say ‘yes’ to God, who calls me to conform myself to him in thoughts and deeds,” he said.
Pope: The Holy Spirit, Not Magic, Protects People from Evil
Those who receive the sacrament are given the strength to overcome “the temptation to separate from God, from his will, from communion with him and fall into the snares of worldly seductions,” the pope said during his weekly general audience.
Pope: Our Name Given at Baptism Gives Sense of Identity
Naming a child is an important task for parents, because it gives children a sense of identity and belonging to their family and to God, Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis: All About Infant Baptism
Parents who prefer not to baptise their children in the hopes that they will “understand and ask for baptism” as adults lack faith that the Holy Spirit will act in their child’s life, Pope Francis said.
What is the Position on Original Sin?
In a discussion, I was told that the Church has revised its position on original sin, so that we are not born with this sin at all. Is that true? Why, then, would baptism, which I was taught frees us from original sin, be necessary for salvation?
100 Years after First Baptism in Mahobe Mission
Mahobe mission in Umzimkulu diocese in KwaZulu-Natal celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first baptism in the area, at what was then St Anthony’s church, of infant Anton Mbandlwa. Today Mahobe mission is the...
When did Jesus Realise his Divinity?
From as early as the first century, Christians acknowledged that Jesus Christ the man was both divine and human, as is plainly expressed in the Apostles’ Creed.
Is Baptism by Immersion Catholic?
A friend who watched a televised Mass on German television noticed that the sacrament of baptism was celebrated by total immersion. Is this a general practice? I have not come across this system and...
Baptism and the Trinity
When was the formula in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit first used in the rite of baptism? Christ gave this command to the apostles: Go, therefore, make disciples of all...
No Salvation Without Baptism?
Jesus said: “Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God” (Jn 3:5). Some Christians take these words literally to mean no baptism, no salvation. The Catholic...
