This is the second in a series of three articles outlining the findings of the first phase of a small-scale research project on baptism conducted in 2021 by academics in St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth and Dublin City University. The purpose of the project was to explore how parents who present their children for baptism can be encouraged and empowered to foster the spirituality of their family. In the first article published in The Furrow last month, the experience of, the preparation for, and celebration of baptism was presented from the perspective of baptism team members.