With the Baptism of Jesus our calendar year and our liturgical year are off to a powerful start. Every Baptism fulfills the hope of new life in Christ. Every baptized infant, every eager convert is a potential Aquinas or Augustine, a Mother Teresa or a Florence Nightingale. Every Baptism refreshes the vigor of the Body of Christ. This week’s gospel re-introduces us to the wellspring of this grace… Christ’s Baptism in the Jordan and the promise of our own Baptism in the Holy Spirit...