Our prayer, verse, and meditation for the eighth day of the Novena to the Holy Ghost focus on wisdom, "the most perfect of the gifts" of the Holy Spirit. Wisdom shows that the Christian Faith ...

The Vatican decided to restore the ancient practice of permanent deacons after the Second Vatican Council in 1967 but ...

39 1238 The baptismal water is consecrated by a prayer of epiclesis (either ... signifies the gift of the Holy Spirit to the newly baptized, who has become a Christian, that is, one "anointed ...

The answers wouldn’t showcase my math or social studies skills but my spiritual gifts. The test was the ... utilitarian classroom to learn about how the Holy Spirit gives each of us special ...

All of the Texas Observer’s articles are available for free syndication for news sources under the following conditions: Without the support of our Christian church in the Houston suburbs, my daughter ...

First, we must learn the difference between the Holy Spirit's leading and the evil ones wishing to lead us astray. That takes ...

In his message, the Holy Father decried how obsession with efficiency, materialism, ambition, and self-centeredness has ...

Popularly known as Candlemas, it is observed today, 40 days after Holy Christmas. “I join with the Italian bishops in expressing gratitude to the many families who eagerly welcome the gift of ...

Every week, behind a half dozen security doors that lead to Unit 2—Tennessee’s death row—Kevin Burns holds a worship service. He leads Communion, prayer, liturgy, and a sermon with men who share his ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan put both his rhetorical gifts and his thorough knowledge ... The practice is prayer. Cardinal Dolan could have used the occasion to underscore the priorities in the ...

John Calvin's writings reveal the Holy Spirit's role in transforming believers, emphasizing faith as a divine gift beyond ...

This seems to be the case for everyone — well, everyone except Dorothy Martin. Each year, the fiery frontwoman of eponymous ...