This is a week of favorite saints. May 25: The Venerable Bede (673-735) is the father of English history. May 26: St. Philip Neri, the jolly, joking saint who loved the catacombs. May 27: St.

I think most of us like this Gospel, especially the final part where Jesus says to Thomas, "You believe because you've seen." But then he goes on to say, "But blessed are those who have not seen but ...

The Holy Spirit in a stained glass window. (Credit: Pixabay.) 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 ...

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 ...

Justification in Catholic soteriology is ongoing, as I discussed in my previous article. One might draw an analogy to the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. He is first received through baptism: “Be ...

In a time when the world has been dramatically transformed, many people feel disconnected and abandoned by God. Today’s readings reveal that we are not alone, for the Holy Spirit is with us. As we ...

In his homily Thursday Pope Francis stressed the need to be open to the novelty of the Holy Spirit, by discerning new movements and directions without being immediately closed off from them. Francis ...

When the risen Jesus appeared for the first time to the disciples huddled behind locked doors, he spoke to them reassuringly, "breathed on them and said to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit' " (John ...

On Pentecost Sunday, Pope Francis said that division doesn't come from the Holy Spirit, who forms the universal Church with both unity and diversity – and we must pray to resist the temptation to ...

Since its leak in early May, the draft of Justice Alito’s opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade has set into motion rallies, protests, celebrations, counter-legislation and enormous uncertainty in the ...