The water does not do anything except get you wet,” says Matt, 8. “When you get baptized in the Holy Spirit, you get cleansed ...

So he invited Philip to get in and sit with him. (Acts 8:29-31) Find today’s readings here. People I know often toss around the Holy Spirit a bit too freely. “That was the Holy Spirit,” after a ...

The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is one of the most blessed salvation promises God has bestowed and is bestowing on believers in this New Covenant age (Acts 2:38-39). All who are baptized — immersed ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

What are some unpardonable, unforgivable sins? It may come as a surprise to many, but Jesus said there is only one—blasphemy ...

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 ...

Readings for the Vigil Mass: Genesis 11:1-9 Romans 8:22-27 John 7:37-39 Readings for the Mass during the Day: Acts 2:1-11 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23 Editor’s note: The responses in this ...