Pope Francis during his general audience at St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday said all evangelizing activity depends on the Holy Spirit and not on “pastoral initiatives promoted by us.” Continuing his ...

VATICAN CITY — On the feast of Pentecost, Pope Francis focused his homily and Angelus address on the work of the Holy Spirit in guiding and giving life to the Church. The first Pentecost “does not ...

A person who claims to preach the Gospel by convincing people of their beliefs in Jesus is not evangelizing, but proselytizing, Pope Francis said. "If there is no Holy Spirit, there is no ...

Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9; Eph 1:17-23; Lk 24:46-53 It has been almost 20 years since the small midtown parish I now belong to was told to close its doors for lack of members, money and ...

Pentecost Sunday, which, this year, is celebrated on June 4 in Christian churches, commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Jesus Christ. This week’s clergy, from three ...

How the Trinity is reshaping my preaching. Like many young pastors, I spent my early years of ministry torturing audiences through endless experiments with my preaching. I had been to seminary, ...

Donyelle McCray takes readers on a tour of the edges of homiletics, exploring Black Americans’ gospel proclamation in ...

Pope Francis greets pilgrims as he arrives for his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 2, 2019. (Credit: CNS photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters.) Listen VATICAN CITY — A person who ...