We talk about how we never want to be lukewarm “In Christ.” We know that disgusts Jesus. In Revelation, it says He will spew us out of His mouth. It makes me think He wants to vomit. You see when we ...
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, ...
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 ...
To evangelize well, the faithful need to dialogue with God, let the Holy Spirit renew their hearts and lives, and then dialogue with today's world, Pope Francis said. The Holy Spirit is "the ...
The Spirit’s descent at Pentecost is a model for diverse and distributed leadership. The modern church in the West has a suspicious relationship with power. When it serves our interests or protects ...
Say “Holy Spirit,” and most imagine a dove or tongues of fire gently descending. But the Celts envisioned something wilder: a goose in flight—honking across the sky, untamed and impossible to ignore.
Pope Francis gives his blessing to visitors in St. Peter's Square during his general audience at the Vatican May 29, 2024. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) Below is the text of Pope Francis’ weekly Wednesday ...
ROME — As the cardinals walk into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening to open the papal conclave, they’ll chant the plaintive prayer that their forebears have sung for centuries: Veni Creator ...
We used this same scripture before. We could never tell about it enough or even get all the spiritual meaning out of it. “And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all in one accord in ...