Pentecost is the definitive gift of the Holy Spirit. What do I mean by “definitive?” It is the final, fullest outpouring of the Spirit. God’s Spirit has been active in the world from the start.

The work of the Holy Spirit not only pervades the Scriptures from Genesis 1 to Revelation 22, but extends to every aspect of divine creation. Abraham Kuyper, the great Dutch theologian, summarized the ...

All of us need and desire peace of mind, hope for our futures, and good relationships with others. God has made provision for all of that through the ministry of the Holy Spirit. After Jesus arose ...

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 ...

To write of the Holy Spirit is to write of God, as the ecumenical creeds affirm; to write of his works is to write of the action of God through all of human history (he “convicts the world of sin, ...

Pope Francis gives his blessing to visitors in St. Peter's Square at the end of his general audience at the Vatican June 12, 2024. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) Below is the text of Pope Francis’ weekly ...

A few weeks ago, I was on my annual retreat. The location was a familiar retreat house in Old Tampa Bay, Florida. In this sacred space, the Lord has bestowed beautiful graces on me over the years of ...

We can experience the Holy Spirit by becoming attuned to the Spirit's movement in our experiences, says Franciscan Fr. Daniel P. Horan. We just might find that she defies our preconceived notions of ...

Transform your Bible experience with a guided tour through both Old and New Testaments with 77 Jesus’ Witness Ciphers. A new version Nov 2024 Expanded Edition II completes 77 Jesus’ Witness Ciphers ...

For Christians, Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, the days before Easter commemorating events in the last days of Jesus Christ’s life. The Scriptures say that on Palm Sunday, ...