Pentecost, May 23, marks the occasion of God sending the Holy Spirit upon Jesus’ disciples after his Resurrection.
Feast of the Week: Pentecost Sunday
Pope’s desire for synodality will reshape the church, Cardinal Tobin says
The path toward synodality, the cardinal said, will require the Church to undergo its own conversion, “a new way of understanding and approaching how we carry out our mission.”
Laura Kelly Fanucci: How faith grows in quarantine
Our faith calls us to learn what the Lord is asking from our lives and trust that God is already at work.
Minnesota archbishop calls on Holy Spirit amid civil unrest, pandemic
Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda called on faith in the Holy Spirit’s presence amid civil unrest and a global pandemic during his homily May 31.
Without Holy Spirit, preaching becomes proselytizing, pope says
“If there is no Holy Spirit, there is no evangelization,” the pope said Oct. 2 during his weekly general audience.
Holy Spirit conducts symphony of communion, pope says at audience
Like an orchestra conductor leading a symphony of different sounds and harmonies, the Holy Spirit creates a masterpiece of unity and communion that extols God’s love, Pope Francis said.
Prayer not possible without Holy Spirit, pope says at audience
The Holy Spirit gives Christians the courage and the strength needed to engage in a loving dialogue with God that is like the dialogue of a child with his or her father, Pope Francis said.
Spring busy-ness means greater dependence on Holy Spirit
Every spring brings this sense of urgency to get things done. I want to feel the Holy Spirit’s calming peace even in the midst of these sometimes harried days.