I once asked a friend of mine when she had gotten married. She said, "We were married from the moment we decided that we would spend the rest of our lives building up our love. Our wedding celebrated ...

What kind of renewal does the Spirit bring to the face of Earth? Our official church teaching offers an answer that will not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since everyone who believes in Jesus receives the Holy Spirit, it's good to know just how amazing this gift is. The Holy Spirit ...

Light shines through the Holy Spirit window in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this file photo. (CNS photo by Nancy Wiechec) The church is slowly reviving a treasure of the past, the Pentecost ...

The three most important Solemnities on the Church’s calendar (and the three most important mysteries in her life) are Easter, Christmas and Pentecost. Without Easter, people should all pack up and go ...

Happy Birthday, Church! Pentecost Sunday is here. While we celebrate the Holy Spirit’s constant presence in the Catholic Church, many Catholics are being re-invited back to Mass as bishops are ...

Pentecost let everyone hear the gospel in their first language. Bible translators work to give others that intimate experience too. Pentecost reveals a God who understands that language is more than ...

As part of the Trinity of God, the Holy Spirit plays a vital part in the lives of Christians. After Jesus died, rose and ascended back to heaven, the Holy Spirit was poured out on His Apostles. The ...