When 8-month-old Nicole Katherine Garcia was baptized in Norwalk this month, the celebrants wore masks and she wore a baptism gown that has withstood far more than a pandemic. It is an heirloom that ...

Baptism by immersion may seem to be a questionable topic for this column, but read on and perhaps the rationale will become clear. Scholarly opinion supports the claim that baptisms historically were ...

A man in the desert cannot wait for even the smallest sip of water. This is rightly so because he needs it to sustain his life. When he finally receives water, there is a sense of relief and joy, and ...

One of Marty Haugen’s most beloved songs was inspired not by his work as a composer of liturgical music, but instead through his role as a brother, an uncle and a godfather. “I wrote a song as a ...