Resident Scholar Leads Lenten Retreat on Baptism

 Resident Scholar Leads Lenten Retreat on Baptism https://collegevilleinstitute.org/news/lenten-retreat-on-baptism/

Resident Scholar S. Jean Flannelly presented a Lenten Retreat on Baptism for the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church of Collegeville on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Parishioners gathered to pray the Stations of the Cross, and share a simple meal of soup and bread together prior to Jean’s presentation. Jean’s talk focused on the realities and mysteries begun in baptism, and some in attendance shared personal baptismal stories.

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