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No one has the monopoly of the Holy Spirit, or so we are told. But I could not, for the life of me, believe what I heard Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa declare at the Senate last Tuesday: that he “was ...

We need a new Pentecost in our present day and time. 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 ...

The Holy Spirit has no face, but he does have a gaze. We can warm to, and benefit from, images of Christ. But remember, these are all creations of the imagination, whether they come from ...

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

Thus the Spirit’s role should be understood in a much more elastic sense, not that he dictates the candidate for whom one must vote.

Travis Jerrell allowed three hits over five innings and Ethan Tolbert drove in three runs as Moorestown defeated Holy Spirit, 10-2, in opening-round play of the 51st Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic ...

Doug Schuster went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs and Holy Spirit rode a four-run sixth inning to a 12-9 win over Absegami in Galloway. The game was tied at seven until the Spartans’ big ...

A priest is asking for prayers for a man who assaulted him earlier this week during a Washington church service.

Many schools organised initiatives, such as food hampers, toy collections, sleep outs and fundraisers for local and national charities. Christmas Jumper days were held alongside Christmas fairs ...

The owner of the former Holy Spirit Church has presented an updated redevelopment plan that would preserve the 114-year-old gothic structure.

Speaking in St. Peter’s Basilica, the pope explained that the Holy Spirit’s “work in us is powerful, as symbolized by the signs of wind and fire.” ...