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Fr. Ramakoti Sakani of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church provided the blessing of the food Friday for this weekend’s Holy ...

Christ’s ascension is often overlooked by Christians. It has no special chapter as Resurrection does in First Corinthians Fifteen. Even so, it is not at all overlooked in scripture. The ...

We need a new Pentecost in our present day and time. We need the Holy Spirit in our lives to guide, to heal, to comfort, and to counsel us. May we be liberated from our fears, ignorance, pride, and ...

Jesus’ gift of the Holy Spirit creates a community of faith where we’re supported, nurtured, and challenged. The world and the church—that’s where we learn to love.

Pope Francis: A gift I hope the Holy Spirit gives us again, writes Utah commentator “He was the pastor we wanted, the counselor we desired, the example we needed.” ...

Charisms are one of the ways in which the Holy Spirit builds up the Church, renews her, and brings her back to the fresh waters of the interior life.

Continuing a series of talks on the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of the church, Pope Francis looked at how the Holy Spirit builds up the Body of Christ through the outpouring of charismatic ...

Just as the nation's founders relied on God's providence, so too must all those serving in the U.S. legal profession and government today depend on the gifts of the Holy Spirit, said the homilist ...

The Holy Spirit decides who receives which gift, and every Christian has a unique role to play in the church. As we read in 1 Corinthians 12:6, God is involved in the giving, using, and empowering of ...