To mark Easter weekend, Le Monde traces the history of this symbol-laden ritual.

The sixth word from the cross brings us to the death of the Lord Jesus, crucified for our sake.

Mark says that after the baptism the Holy Spirit drove Jesus into the wilderness ... He is author of Sixteen to One, a missions study book.

We have water and wood, baptism and the cross; Noah the just, Christ; the dove, the Holy Spirit; the ark, the Church; eight, the day of the Lord’s resurrection; the ark coming to rest ...

1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism ...

When we pray for people to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit, we can and should expect them to speak in tongues. That is what happened when the church of the book of Acts received the Holy ...

People have said to me, “baptism is essential to ... that he may pour out his Spirit more abundantly upon you?” (Mosiah 18: 10 in the Book of Mormon). “Now this is the commandment: Repent ...

The book brings together the contributions of 17 members of the STM faculty to present contemporary understandings of the Holy Spirit in the life of the church. The contributions range from scripture ...

Jesus’ instructions were to “baptise in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19), so these words are said during the baptism. It is done using total immersion ...

go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The most important argument for believer’s baptism comes from the writings ...