Suddenly I heard the most beautiful noise I have ever heard in my life: the sound of tens of thousands of people cheering as ...

We live in a time of polarization in society and even in the church. Too many of us maintain a spirit of "I've thought about ...

20. Jesus is somehow connected to his Church, the Body of Christ; so much so that he told Paul that he was persecuting him ...

89 For "by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of ...

He saved us through the bath of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit... Titus 3:3-5 Once again the Catholic Church is being accused of another grave scandal. Some people claim that the Church ...

The Church asks God that through his Son the power of the Holy Spirit may be sent upon the water, so that those who will be baptized in it may be "born of water and the Spirit." 40 1239 The ...

What the Catechism of the Catholic Church says on "The Trinity:" 232. "Christians are baptized 'in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit' [Mt 28:19.] Before receiving the ...

What the Catechism of the Catholic Church says on "Purgatory:" 1031 ... He who is truth says that whoever utters blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will be pardoned neither in this age nor ...

Stories retelling the birth of the Virgin Mary reveal that the Church was more forgiving of infertility than the general ...

Many evangelical leaders provide spiritual guidance in Venezuelan slums affected by crime, drug addiction and gangs.

While I was training for ordained ministry, a fellow ordinand once said to me over dinner that their greatest fear was having power—and that they wanted to give it away as fast as possible. That ...

Except for the resurrection on Easter, Holy Thursday is possibly one of the most important, complex, and profound days of celebration in the Catholic Church. Holy Thursday celebrates the ...