Educational program. Presenter, Father Thomas J. Scirghi, SJ.
Contents:
(5 min.). Baptism : one of the seven holy sacraments (5 min.).
Summary:
Father Scirghi, Associate Professor of Theology at Fordham University, explains the "five parts of ritual baptism" and answers the questions: Why do we baptize? Why did John the Baptist baptize Jesus? When did the Church begin baptizing infants? What's the role of a godparent? How is ritual important?
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