1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian ... brings about in each newly baptized person. 1235 The sign of the cross , on the threshold of the celebration, marks with the imprint ...

John the Baptist preached in the wilderness, telling people to repent their sins to be baptised as a sign of their repentance ... preached a message from God The baptism carried out by John ...

When babies and infants are baptised the water will be sprinkled, poured from a jug or marked in the sign of the cross on the child’s head.

Walking across an empty University of Illinois campus the week after Christmas, I was reminded of an invitation I received way back in 1985 that changed my life.