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 Holy Spirit is the author of holiness and the principal agent of evangelization, and we need some holiness and evangelization in the Church today. We need the Holy Spirit to nurture holiness in ...

The water does not do anything except get you wet,” says Matt, 8. “When you get baptized in the Holy Spirit, you get cleansed by God, and he will come into our hearts. Getting baptized means you’re ...

Throughout history, every mighty move of God—every awakening, revival, and spiritual reformation—has been marked by the ...

The Gospel reading this Sunday ought to be familiar to most churchgoers. Every First Sunday of Lent, we hear proclaimed a version of Jesus' time in the desert following his baptism in the Jordan by ...

Pentecost let everyone hear the gospel in their first language. Bible translators work to give others that intimate experience too. Pentecost reveals a God who understands that language is more than ...

Pointing synod delegates to texts by St. Basil on the Holy Spirit, the Pope emphasized the importance of listening over speaking. Synod on Synodality delegates partake in small groups listen to Pope ...

Today, I join in prayer with Christians joyfully celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost—one of the most sacred events of the Christian faith. We commemorate the fulfillment of Jesus ...