Sherma Charles was baptized and received her First Communion in Grenada, where she was born. She immigrated to Brooklyn 30 ...

1231 Where infant Baptism has become the form in which this sacrament is usually celebrated, it has become a single act encapsulating the preparatory stages of Christian initiation in a very ...

culminating in full membership in the Church through the Sacraments of initiation: Baptism, Communion, and Confirmation. Our Confirmation program provides Catholic students who have received the other ...

Notre Dame’s OCIA program, the largest in University history, is guiding 55 students through the process of initiation into ...

Catholics need to be constantly reminded that the sacraments are the inherent expression of His mercy every time they are ...

Baptism is a significant moment in a Christian's life, marking the beginning of their journey in faith and their belonging to ...

It is the final sacrament of initiation and marks the growth of a Catholic into a mature member of the Church. It is a public declaration of the person’s faith as the baptismal vows are renewed ...

Lori said he made the decision after engaging in “broad consultation” with parish leaders involved in children’s ministry, weighing Catholic theology on sacraments of initiation, and ...

and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the "sacraments of Christian initiation," whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful that the reception of the ...