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

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 ...

After his baptism and confirmation, Jesus was said to be “filled with the Holy Spirit” (Luke 4:1). He is then tempted by the devil, again not unlike Adam in the Garden.

Christians celebrated the Feast of Pentecost, when we remember the coming of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus’ followers when he ...

Imagine walking through life without the Holy Spirit. No inner guide. No advocate. No quiet voice in your spirit convicting ...

But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for ...

This is what God is doing—raising up sons and daughters from places that were once spiritually barren. He is calling people ...

Shania Outten, 15, a volunteer and participant in Holy Spirit Anglican Church’s Vacation Bible School (VBS), says it is important for young people to see effort being made to help ...

Jesus of Nazareth is unarguably the most influential religious figure in human history . Revered as the Son of God by Christians, respected as a mighty prophet by Muslims, and rejected as neither ...

The worthy reception of holy Communion is the fullest way to fulfill the divine call to consciously and actively participate in the Mass. It’s certainly not the only way. We are still obligated to ...

Jimmy Spilker, regional initiatives coordinator for Young Life, leads the Diocese’s seminarians in prayer before his workshop ...