--- title: Blog Posts – Church Life Journal | Sarah Karchunas description: Sarah Karchunas is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and an Echo apprentice serving in the Archdiocese of Houston-Galveston at Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Community. --- Search [![churchlife](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/church-life-journal-white-horizontal-1.png)](http://churchlife.nd.edu/) - [Essays](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays) - [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles) - [Blog](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) All posts filed under: BLOG POSTS ## Sarah Karchunas ![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Author_images/McGrath%20Logo%20Stamp.png) Sarah Karchunas is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and an Echo apprentice serving in the Archdiocese of Houston-Galveston at Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Community. ### Recent Posts [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/BaptismalWater.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/03/28/a-letter-to-the-newly-baptized) ## [A Letter to the Newly Baptized](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/03/28/a-letter-to-the-newly-baptized) Published by [Sarah Karchunas](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/author/sarah-karchunas) To the Recently Baptized: Share - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [March 28, 2016](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/03/28/a-letter-to-the-newly-baptized) [Blog Posts](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/blog-post) / [aesthetics](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/aesthetics) / [Easter](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/easter) / [Echo](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/echo) / [Karchunas](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/karchunas) / [mystagogy](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/mystagogy) ### Share [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Fauthor%2Fsarah-karchunas%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/linkedin-24x24.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Fauthor%2Fsarah-karchunas%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Fauthor%2Fsarah-karchunas%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Fauthor%2Fsarah-karchunas%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Blog%20Posts%20%E2%80%93%20Church%20Life%20Journal%20%7C%20Sarah%20Karchunas) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Fauthor%2Fsarah-karchunas%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Fauthor%2Fsarah-karchunas%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ### Categories - [Blog Posts (113)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/blog-post) - [Easter (24)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/easter) - [Mass for Millennials (21)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/mass-for-millennials) - [mystagogy (17)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/mystagogy) - [timothypomalley (13)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/timothypomalley) - [Notre Dame (12)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/notre-dame) ![Institute for Church Life](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/icl-lockup-01.png?width=318&name=icl-lockup-01.png "Institute for Church Life") ### About the ICL The Institute for Church Life animates the University of Notre Dame’s direct service to the Church through outreach in theological education, research, faith formation, and leadership development. ### Church Life Journal - [About](http://churchlife.nd.edu/about/) - [Archives](http://churchlife.nd.edu/archives/) - [Contact](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contact/) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) - [Journal Submission Guidelines](http://churchlife.nd.edu/journal-submission/) ### Follow Us - - - Copyright © 2016 University of Notre Dame | Institute for Church Life