Among the disagreements was the issue of whether baptism is necessary for salvation, or baptismal regeneration ...

Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, spoke about the Sacrament of Baptism. Stressing that Jesus’ baptism was Jesus’ first act of public life, he said that if Christians ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

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 ...

Some church denominations celebrate The Baptism of the Lord Sunday, Jan. 10. Jesus had the Holy Spirit descend on him at his baptism, and a voice from heaven proclaimed, “You are my beloved Son; with ...

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 ...

After every General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints these days, there’s a lot of chatter on the internet about the phrase the “covenant path.” It’s natural, then, that a ...

My granddaughter’s favorite song is “Tiny Tim.” The beginning lyrics are these: “I had a little turtle; his name was Tiny Tim. I put him in the bathtub to see if he could swim. He drank up all the ...