“Come, Holy Spirit, Creator blest, and in our souls take up Thy rest” is the joyous hymn on the feast of Pentecost just celebrated. The Holy Spirit is the most enigmatic Person of the Trinity, but Fr.

The papal election is an opportunity to help kids understand how the Holy Spirit guides the Church and their own daily lives. As the world awaits the selection of a new pope, parents and teachers have ...

Tim Keller in his primer on preaching (simply called Preaching) says that the difference between a poor sermon and a good sermon is on us. All poor sermons are the preacher’s fault. But, he says, the ...

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. Already on the first pages of the Bible, “the Spirit of God ...

According to the reading from John’s gospel at church a couple of days ago, one of the first things Jesus did when he appeared post-resurrection to the disciples (minus Thomas) was to breathe on them ...

Langton drafted the Magna Carta to make peace between the unpopular King John of England and a group of robber barons. It promised the protection of church rights, protection for the barons from ...

The traditional “Come, Holy Spirit” prayer asks God to send forth the Holy Spirit so that “they shall be created.” What does this line mean when human beings have already been created? When we say the ...

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 ...

“The Advocate, the Holy Spirit … will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you” (John 14:26). Acts 14:5-18; Jn 14:21-26 The Easter Season ends on June 5, 2022, with Pentecost. The ...