Your Child's BaptismWhat do you ask of God's Church for your child? This question, taken from the Rite of Baptism, requires only the briefest of answers: Baptism—faith—eternal life. And yet, the baptism of your child is a complex event, embracing those difficult concepts we understand only by degrees: faith, life, relationship, Church. The far-reaching and clearly formed insights in Your Child's Baptism, will help you as you prepare for the simple—and yet complex—beginning of your child's life in Christ. This book is a revised edition of the popular What Do You Ask for Your Child? Other Handing on the Faith titles: Your Child's First Penance, ISBN 0-86716-346-1, $2.95 Your Child's First Communion, ISBN 0-86716-344-5, $2.95 Your Child's Confirmation, ISBN 0-86716-345-3, $2.95 NEW VIDEO PROGRAM ALSO AVAILABLE—CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS |
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