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Baptism is the door to the spiritual life, the door to the marvelous life of grace. This new life is entirely different from and superior to man’s human life. At baptism, Christ obligates Himself by profound promises, including eternal life, so long as the neophyte remains faithful. At His Ascension, Christ commanded His disciples to teach and baptize all nations. He remains with His Church so that she transmit truth and grace, for outside the Church there is no salvation. (We face a terrible crisis today for the hierarchy is failing in this its purpose.) In baptism, one is united to the Cross and conformed to Christ. Thus, the Cross must prominently be at the center of every sacrament, every church, every family and every Christian soul. Christ grants us crosses to chastise, purify and sanctify us. In all of these, God’s Love is at work.