Returning Catholics FAQs: About Infant Baptism

O n Mondays, I answer questions frequently asked by those considering a return to the Catholic Church. How do I know this stuff? I was away for more than 30 years myself, and am the co-author of When They Come Home: Ways to Welcome Returning Catholics , a book for pastors and parish leaders interested in this ministry.

Why do Catholics baptize infants?

Why not? Seriously, why not? Why wouldn’t you give an infant the best gift of all—God’s salvation? Not to mention the trust and love shown in sele...