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. "Do not ...

The papal election is an opportunity to help kids understand how the Holy Spirit guides the Church and their own daily lives. As the world awaits the selection of a new pope, parents and teachers have ...

The "Come, Holy Spirit" prayer remains one of the most powerful prayers to invite the Holy Spirit into your life. One of the most popular prayers in the Catholic Church is the "Come, Holy Spirit" ...

“For I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, this will turn out for my deliverance,” Philippians 1:19 ESV Prayer is powerful. We hear this a lot, but how often do ...

When they take you before synagogues and before rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what your defense will be or about what you are to say. For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that ...

IntroductionOn the night when the Risen Lord stood in the midst of His disciples, having passed through locked doors—His ...

When I was going to school at the University of Notre Dame, I would go down to the Grotto the night before a big test and light a candle. My prayer went something like this: “Lord, I know I didn’t ...

The effectiveness of our theological instruction depends ultimately on the presence and activity of the Holy Spirit. I have been a professor in the theology department at Whitworth University for the ...

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 ...

In confirmation, the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are increased within a soul: wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, piety and fear of the Lord. Fresco of Pentecost in Church of ...