Pope Francis encouraged Christians to call on the Holy Spirit more often when facing difficulties, exhaustion, or discouragement in daily life during his general audience on Wednesday. “Let us learn ...
The earliest Christians believed that Christ, although no longer present in the flesh, remained among them. Many words described this presence, but one of the most common was Spirit. New Testament ...
In this file photo, Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican March 17, 2021. The pope spoke about the role of the Holy Spirit in making ...
The poet W.H. Auden once lectured me about the wrongness of modern translations rendering Holy Ghost as Holy Spirit. His frail case was that there are certain drinks, too, that can be called spirits.
In confirmation, the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are increased within a soul: wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, piety and fear of the Lord. Fresco of Pentecost in Church of ...
As we obey the voice of the Divine, we’re led to exactly what we need.
Many Christians have quite clear ideas about God the Father and God the Son, but only rather vague, indistinct ideas about God the Holy Spirit. This stems, in part, from the fact that as human beings ...
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: According to the National Council of Churches Yearbook, the ranking of major Christian groups in the U.S. goes Roman Catholic, by far the largest; then Southern Baptist and ...
Holy Week reminds us to imitate Jesus Christ as the author and perfecter of our faith. I’m both young and old enough to remember the WWJD bracelet fad of the ’90s and early 2000s—a daily reminder of ...
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