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The text of commentary that Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, the preacher to the Pontifical Household, prepared on the Gospel of this Sunday, the Baptism of Jesus The feast of the Baptism of Jesus is the annual occasion to reflect on our own baptism. A question people often ask themselves about baptism is: Why baptize small…

A very interesting discussion of the Wheaton situation, blogged below, at TitusOneNine, an Anglican weblog, in case you didn’t know. Some commentors there are on the ground at Wheaton and environs, which is helpful. (Just a Wheaton note. There is an excellent Catholic bookstore in Wheaton that is right on the main street, is very…

Today, at the Mass we attended, the Rite of Welcoming was celebrated from 1 catechumen and 6 candidates – always nice to see, although the presider does things not quite right – rather than replacing the Opening Rite with the Rite of Welcoming, he just adds it. But ah, well. The music was fairly standard,…

From the Office of Readings: John is baptising when Jesus draws near. Perhaps he comes to sanctify his baptiser; certainly he comes to bury sinful humanity in the waters. He comes to sanctify the Jordan for our sake and in readiness for us; he who is spirit and flesh comes to begin a new creation…
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