by Fr. John HainsworthChildren don't understand the faith - does that make them 'second class citizens' of the Body of Christ - is that a reason not to baptism them into the Church?The assumption behind this objection to infant baptism, one which did not exist in the early Church or in the centuries … [Read more...]
On The Naming Of Children
by St. John Chrysostom “So let the name of the saints enter our homes through the naming of our children, to train not only the child but the father, when he reflects that he is the father of John or Elijah or James; for, if the name be given with forethought to pay honor to those that have … [Read more...]