As I mentioned in my last column, I'm focusing a series of columns on the Holy Spirit over the next few weeks. Next I want to invite us to consider how and where we are to find the divine presence of ...
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 ...
We speak much about God as our Father, the one who created us and loved us enough to send his son, Jesus. We also seem to know much about Jesus, the second person of the Trinity, through the stories ...
Throughout the Bible, the Spirit of God filled people at specific times and places to anoint them for a special mission or purpose. For example, in the Hebrew Bible, Joshua was filled with the Spirit ...
Throughout history, every mighty move of God—every awakening, revival, and spiritual reformation—has been marked by the manifest presence of the Holy Spirit. Where the Spirit is welcomed and honored, ...
Find today’s readings here. “Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” (Corinthians 3:15 – 4:1, 3-6) One of my first assignments working in Catholic media was ...
One of the things as a faithful person that I find the most difficult to do is check my ego and desire to “control” so much and rather just invite the Holy Spirit to express herself in ways I never ...
On the Solemnity of Pentecost, Pope Francis offered advice on how to distinguish the voice of the Holy Spirit from “the voice of the spirit of evil.” Speaking from a wheelchair in front of the main ...
Pope Francis said Sunday that the Church cannot remain static because the Holy Spirit guides the Church along the paths of history. "The Lord today invites us to open our hearts to the gift of the ...