Leading a Christian life means living a life guided by the power of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit living in us and through us helps us to do the will of God. The Holy Spirit guides and convicts our ...

Sunday, May 31, is Pentecost Sunday. Mass readings: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23. When I was in the third or fourth grade, our teacher invited a ...

We mentioned last week some of the characteristics of the gift that Jesus sent to us when he physically left the Earth. We characterized the gift of the Holy Spirit as a person of the Trinity who is ...

What is our greatest need? There are so many needs, and if you would ask 10 different people this question, you might get 10 different responses depending on the circumstances of those being asked. So ...

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, ...

It is the Holy Spirit’s job to produce Christ-like character in you. The Bible says, “The Lord ... makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.” (2 Corinthians 3:18) This ...

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 ...

While Advent is my favorite liturgical season, Pentecost — which we celebrate on Sunday — is far and away my favorite feast. Although Easter is the most important theologically, Pentecost celebrates ...

Pope Benedict XVI says Christians should avail themselves to the Holy Spirit in prayer – particularly when they cannot find the words or inspiration to pray. “St. Paul teaches us that in our prayer we ...

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 ...