By it we receive “salvation by the power of the Holy Ghost.” “The grace of God” is “given through Christ at the new birth of Baptism” and afterward we walk “in newness of life.” ...

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 ...

But in other ways they have resembled closely the modern charismatic experience dubbed “baptism in (or with, or of) the Holy Spirit.” Take, for instance, the prayers of the early American ...

Christian baptism is always administered in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Oxford theologian Alister McGrath said, "The doctrine of the Trinity wasn't invented — it was ...

Vatican City (AsiaNews) - The water on which God's blessing is invoked "is transformed, has within it the power of the Holy Spirit" and for this, in Baptism, purifies from sins. The water in the ...

On April 3, 1960, the Rev. Dennis Bennett announced he had received a personal Pentecost or “baptism in the Holy Spirit;” an infusion of spiritual power that brought with it the gift of ...

"Baptism is not a magic spell but a gift of the Holy Spirit that allows those who receive it to fight against the spirit of evil, believing that God sent his son into the world to destroy the ...

Sunday, Jan. 12, is the Baptism of the Lord. Mass readings: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7 or Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 or Psalm 104:1b-2, 3-4, 24-25, 27-28, 29-30; Acts 10:34-38 or ...

Traditionally, these are the most common images used as metaphors for the Holy Spirit. The ornithological metaphor is usually traced back to Luke 3:22 when, at Jesus' baptism by John in the Jordan ...

But in other ways they have resembled closely the modern charismatic experience dubbed “baptism in (or with, or of) the Holy Spirit.” Take, for instance, the prayers of the early American ...