Posts tagged Grace

Go and do likewise

Sunday 10 July 2022

Let us follow Christ’s calling and create a little bit of heaven on earth, seeing the example he gave and going to do likewise.

The Baptism of Christ, Pietro Perugino (1446–1523) and his workshop, c.1482 (detail)

The transformation of Baptism

Sunday 10 January 2021

There was nothing new about baptism as an idea, ritual cleansings were a common part of religious practice; so when S. John started to preach his baptism, it was an idea which was easily understood. But this particular baptism was something entirely different.