In this month dedicated to the sacred heart of Jesus, as I file away a meditation for a most ancient novena for the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, I prepare for June 27, the last Friday of the ...

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

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

The gifts of the Holy Ghost are Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety, and Fear of the Lord. Q. 700. {178} Why do we receive the gift of Fear of the Lord? A.

Piety, the gift of the Holy Spirit for which we pray on this third day of the Novena to the Holy Ghost, is submission to all rightful authority (including respect for our ancestors) that flows ...

“Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful and enkindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth thy spirit and they shall be created, and you will renew the face of the earth.” There is a ...

The Holy Spirit has no face, but he does have a gaze. We can warm to, and benefit from, ... is pure gift. It did not need to be. Here is one that, while not daily, becomes ever more frequent.

Jesus’ gift of the Holy Spirit creates a community of faith where we’re supported, nurtured, and challenged. The world and the church—that’s where we learn to love.

This is not thanks to any merit of our own, but the Spirit's powerful gift within us. This is how the Spirit shows up in my own experience—in the depths of my being.

At the recent European Congress on Evangelism in Berlin, Rev. Skip Heitzig emphasized the vital and ongoing role of the Holy Spirit in empowering gospel proclamation, drawing parallels between the ...

"In a divided and troubled world, the Holy Spirit teaches us to walk together in unity," the pope said as he joined an estimated 70,000 people for an evening prayer vigil in St. Peter's Square June 7.