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The Rev Skip Heitzig, senior pastor of Calvary Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, delivered a passionate call for ...

Paul warned his readers that it’s possible to “quench the spirit” (1 Thessalonians 5:19). We might restrict the power of the ...

John Piper recently urged Christians, especially teens, not to ask how close they can get to sin like mild drunkenness but ...

Faith! This is how the Christian life begins, and it is by faith that we continually live our journey in Christ. We’ve seen in the book of Galatians how the ...

The Vatican has officially accepted and approved the investigation into the life of Charlene Richard, known as the “Little ...

As the Holy Spirit enables that person to hear the Word of God for the first time, the razor-sharp sword of the Word will ...

In this month dedicated to the sacred heart of Jesus, as I file away a meditation for a most ancient novena for the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, I prepare for June 27, the last Friday of the ...

Priests are called to be embraced and shaped by God's boundless love, and to realize that there is no place for division and ...

We need the Holy Spirit in our lives to guide, to heal, to comfort, and to counsel us. May we be liberated from our fears, ignorance, pride, and hunger for worldly riches and power. We all need ...