“The Advocate, the Holy Spirit … will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you” (John 14:26). Acts 14:5-18; Jn 14:21-26 The Easter Season ends on June 5, 2022, with Pentecost. The ...

Pentecost is the definitive gift of the Holy Spirit. What do I mean by “definitive?” It is the final, fullest outpouring of the Spirit. God’s Spirit has been active in the world from the start.

Our conscience speaks to us about individual sins. The Holy Spirit convicts or convinces us of our need to trust the Lord ...

Rome feels very different only two days after the funeral of Pope Francis. The city is back to merely normal amounts of Jubilee crowds after the weekend, which saw Rome already overflowing for the ...

When the cardinals gather in the Pauline Chapel and process to the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin the process of choosing a new pope, they call upon the assistance of the Holy Spirit as they sing ...

As the Chinese festival ends, theologians explain why pneumatology matters more in Asia. On the 15th day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar, the gates of hell fling open and ghosts roam the ...

Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9; Eph 1:17-23; Lk 24:46-53 It has been almost 20 years since the small midtown parish I now belong to was told to close its doors for lack of members, money and ...