Easter is among other things, a feast where the Sacrament of Baptism is to the fore. The Easter Vigil has as its center the administration of Baptism to adult converts.
I’ve been baptizing babies (and adults) for 34 years and in that time I’ve noticed what is to me a distressing trend: the gradual disappearance of the “Christian name”
I came across this article and I offer it to you for your consideration.
http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=9588
Palm Sunday, April 17, 2011