Many people experience God at work in the world, but they lack the words to understand that experience. In this Sunday’s first reading, for example, Cornelius had already encountered the Spirit before ...
The Baltimore Sun: Peters: Holy Spirit is with all baptized children, helps guide them
Asia News: Pope: Baptism, the 'indelible spiritual seal' as children of God
America Magazine: Review: Learning how to live in the presence of God from a Cistercian monk and bishop
Review: Learning how to live in the presence of God from a Cistercian monk and bishop
Crux: Pentecost looms as a reminder of the Holy Spirit’s power and presence
Pentecost looms as a reminder of the Holy Spirit’s power and presence
America Magazine: How is the Holy Spirit inspiring you to serve God’s mission?
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 ...
America Magazine: Does your life invite others to share in God’s presence?
John the Baptist himself clearly distinguished the baptism of repentance through water and the baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire that Jesus received and will give to those who ask for it. “He will ...
As a former student of the Christian Brothers in grammar school, I will forever be grateful to them for introducing me to a spiritual exercise that has remained with me for 70 years. Every hour in ...
In Acts 2:38-41 alone we learn that baptism brings: (1) “forgiveness of sins;” (2) the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, which no unregenerate person could possess; (3) salvation (“save yourselves”); and ...