The Holy Spirit is the author of holiness and the principal agent of evangelization, and we need some holiness and evangelization in the Church today. We need the Holy Spirit to nurture holiness in ...

For a majority of Christians, the Holy Spirit is a third of the Trinity, and memorizing verses about the spirit of God are encouraged to do. "The Triune God", also known as the Father, Son, and the ...

The prayers of supplication include petition. There are many and various different forms of petition. As we look at the Sacred Scriptures, we see that lamentation is a predominant form of supplication ...

“Dear young people, in Confirmation you have received the most beautiful gift, the Holy Spirit: it is not a treasure to be kept hidden, but a light that you must make shine every day.” Pope Leo XIV ...

Sunday, May 15, 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 Today’s readings present a number of symbols of the Holy Spirit ...

As we draw closer to God and work on our interior lives, various aspects of the spiritual life are emphasized in specific spiritualities and charisms. While no one charism or spirituality can contain ...

Throughout the Easter season, we have heard readings that highlight the role of the Holy Spirit in comforting, sustaining, inspiring and empowering believers in Christ. On Pentecost, as the Holy ...

As I mentioned in my last column, I'm focusing a series of columns on the Holy Spirit over the next few weeks. Next I want to invite us to consider how and where we are to find the divine presence of ...

The earliest Christians believed that Christ, although no longer present in the flesh, remained among them. Many words described this presence, but one of the most common was Spirit. New Testament ...

The Gospel reading this Sunday ought to be familiar to most churchgoers. Every First Sunday of Lent, we hear proclaimed a version of Jesus' time in the desert following his baptism in the Jordan by ...

The Church of the Holy Spirit in Mattapan will commemorate its founding 140 years ago on Sun., Sept. 20, with a special ...