Not only is there a need for instruction after Baptism, but also for the necessary flowering of baptismal grace in personal growth. The catechism has its proper place here. 1232 The second Vatican ...

“Catechism of the Catholic Church” number ... This new life in Christ begins in the sacrament of baptism. However, God the Father, who knows how to teach, prepared us to understand baptism ...

The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains the Lord’s time in the desert: “The Gospels speak of a time of solitude for Jesus in the desert immediately after his baptism by John. Driven by ...