Baby Baptism

[coeyannie]

My daughter and her husband, both Catholic, married out of the church, just had a baby. I am trying to tread lightly as far as broaching the subject of Baptism. Is there a book that would not be preachy, but would be informative about the importance of Baptism. I don’t want to drive them further away. It just seems so hopeless that they will ever return to the Church. I would like to give them a nudge without pushing them over the cliff.

God Bless.

 

[puzzleannie]

coeyannie:

My daughter and her husband, both Catholic, married out of the church, just had a baby. I am trying to tread lightly as far as broaching the subject of Baptism. Is there a book that would not be preachy, but would be informative about the importance of Baptism. I don’t want to drive them further away. It just seems so hopeless that they will ever return to the Church. I would like to give them a nudge without pushing them over the cliff.

God Bless.

Our Sunday Visitor and Liguori both have pamphlets for parents on each of the sacraments of initiation, Liguori’s are in both spanish and english and cost 4-5 bucks each, the OSV magazines are about 2 each, very good scriptural and historical background of the sacrament, responsibility of parents, the rite and the meaning of the sacramental symbols and actions, and how to prepare your child.