On the solemnity of Pentecost Pope Francis said the Holy Spirit, rather than giving a new message, brings Jesus' timeless teachings to life and helps us to both understand and live it throughout our ...

To be a child of God is our ‘primordial vocation,’ Francis said May 15. He also said Mary ‘is the living remembrance of the Son and the living invocation of the Holy Spirit.’ The Holy Spirit, he added ...

Understanding who the Holy Spirit is within the Godhead is as difficult as understanding how God is one in being yet three in persons. Perhaps, someday, when we come into God’s presence this sort of ...

If you have a teacher, you are a student and you have things to learn. There are, naturally, students who believe they know it all or, even if they do not, are not compelled to learn anything else.

Theologians, well versed in the perennial philosophies of the west have provided us with insight into this queen of doctrines in a way that satisfies our basic desire to know and love the truth. But ...

1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism we ...

There is only one biblical account of Jesus using physical force, and it must have been out of deep concern for him to do so.

There is a certain paradox at the heart of Christian prayer. One sees it most clearly in two of the central passages of the New Testament about prayer: “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are ...

Q. Did Jesus found a church? A. Yes. (Matthew 16:18) Q. How many churches did Jesus found? A. One; the Church is the Body of Christ and there is only one body of Christ. (Romans 12:5, Ephesians 4:4, ...