A papal conclave blends the political and the spiritual, cardinals and theologians say. Here, in Catholic belief, is how the Holy Spirit fits in.

The 381 Council of Constantinople solidified Trinitarian doctrine, affirmed the Holy Spirit’s divinity, and reshaped the ...

Of all the great Christian feasts, none, with the exception of Easter and perhaps Christmas, has been and is more widely celebrated than Pentecost. The oldest of our festivals, just the ...

My friends, we are soon entering my favorite season of the liturgical calendar: Pentecost! Oh, I know that probably doesn’t sound very Lutheran of me. After all, as a protestant denomination, we are ...

The streets were crowded. Traffic was at a standstill. The sound of the siren bounced off the buildings. I looked left and ...

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

And what matters under your anointing is the Spirit of God that possesses you. “So let me tell you now, anybody who prays ‘Holy Ghost fire’ against his or her enemies, that person does not ...

I need the reminder to rest. To pause and remember that praying “Come, Holy Spirit” begins by stopping to draw breath, in order to ask God to breathe the Spirit into the church and the world.