Join Dr. Sean Innerst as he sits down to answer some of the most asked questions of What Catholics Believe. Why is the sacrament called “Baptism,” and what actually happens when someone is baptized? Does Baptism truly take away original sin—and what does the Church mean by “original sin” in the f...

In the beginning, there was water… Water a source of life and growth when the rain falls and nourishes the earth; a source of death and destruction when the waves swell and the streets flood. From creation to Noah and then to us, water has been present throughout God’s story of salvation, with ev...

Did you know Baptism changes us? Baptism gives us a new life, brings us into God’s family–the Church, and changes us radically and permanently. And more than that, Baptism allows God himself to dwell in our souls. This is why Jesus tells us that Baptism is necessary for salvation. Because it begi...