On "Preach," Anthony SooHoo, S.J., draws on unexpected images from Celtic Christianity in his homily for Pentecost, Year C.

This Sunday is the feast of Pentecost, fifty days from Passover (hence the name), in the Jewish calendar the festival of ...

Archbishop Bernard Hebda said that Catholics must remember that God has a plan for them and the Catholic Church. This plan is ...

Christians world over celebrate the Solemnity of Pentecost Sunday. This Solemnity, as we celebrate it, marks the ...

Jesus' ascension into heaven is depicted in a fresco in the cloister of the Dominican friars' convent next to the Basilica of ...

This is confirmation season. While some of our candidates receive this great sacrament in the fall or winter, the vast ...

Under what conditions does the Holy Spirit come to the Christian and to the Church? While it is not often discussed publicly, the question of the gift of the Spirit in relation to the claims of ...

I have no idea what he said, but it was a gift to be near him ... we Catholics believe the Holy Spirit speaks to those cardinals and guides their decision. I hope and pray that they listen ...

As amazing as this truth is, the fact that men will not believe that they have help in being what they ought not to be is ...

The readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter offer us profound insights into the unity and guidance of the Church, especially ...

The Holy Spirit, as a distinct person in the Godhead ... Speaking in tongues is one of the gifts of the Spirit. The Bible teaches that believers must proclaim the gospel message to the end ...

The gift of a charism to the Church is an invitation ... Charisms are one of the ways in which the Holy Spirit builds up the Church, renews her, and brings her back to the fresh waters of the ...