As we approach Pentecost during the first year of the three-year-plus Eucharistic Revival revivifying the Church in the United States, it’s fitting to deepen our awareness and appreciation for the ...

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 ...

Addressing his disciples in his “farewell discourse,” Jesus said: “The world cannot receive the Holy Spirit, because it neither sees him nor knows him” (John 14:17). In short, he is an unknown ...

Eighty-six young people, aged 15 to 17, joyfully received the Sacrament of Confirmation on November 15 during a Eucharistic ...

The inner life of God is one of family. God is not solitude, but a community of persons. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit show us the inner, relational dynamism of the divine nature. It was in the ...

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 ...

In confirmation, the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are increased within a soul: wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, piety and fear of the Lord. Fresco of Pentecost in Church of ...

Verses fom the Acts of the Apostles, the fifth book of the New Testament, are particularly noteworthy today. "While Peter was still speaking these things, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who were ...

In his homily on Pentecost Sunday, Pope Francis said the Holy Spirit gives Christians “the energy born of fidelity to the truth” to “tirelessly proclaim peace to those who desire war, forgiveness to ...

After embracing them, Pope Francis grasps the hands of Maoz Inon, right, an Israeli whose parents were killed Oct. 7 by Hamas militants, and Aziz Sarah, left, a Palestinian whose brother was killed by ...