baptism
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Opening Chapter & Page Books in Bristol Arcade in August, the 35-year-old says it has been a "baptism of fire".
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
After a section about his own adult baptism, the pinnacle of his faith journey, Vance launches, jarringly, into a chapter about his views of the international order.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
On the religious question, Mr. Putin has, for example, made it a custom to participate in Kreshchenskiye Kupaniya, or epiphany bathing, every Jan. 19, commemorating Christ’s baptism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Balfe: It was a bit of a baptism of fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
Another holler went up in front of me, and a large woman flopped over, her arms above her head like a candidate for baptism.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Chaplains perform emergency baptisms in neonatal intensive-care units.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
In tracking our friendship over decades, we can also mark our way by the sacraments: marriages, baptisms, First Communions, etc.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
It is believed to be where St Kentigern, also known as Mungo, established his cell and performed baptisms in the waters of the Molendinar Burn below.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
In 2019, Circus Vargas hosted six baptisms and six confirmations in one ceremony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
The warmth of the thirty or so people inside, the familiar aroma of spices and good cooking, and the hushed play of children was extraordinarily comforting, the way wakes were, or weddings or baptisms.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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