Our conscience speaks to us about individual sins. The Holy Spirit convicts or convinces us of our need to trust the Lord Jesus Christ as our savior. People imagine they are destined for hell because ...

In the New Testament, the divine Spirit of God, the Holy Ghost, becomes more personal. He now comes to be sealed within the believer. Ephesians 1:13: “…in whom also after that ye believed, ye were ...

In the 10th chapter of Acts, Luke tells a story that shook the very foundations of the early church. The Holy Spirit had come and had begun to work in the lives of the disciples and the newly formed ...

Throughout history, every mighty move of God—every awakening, revival, and spiritual reformation—has been marked by the manifest presence of the Holy Spirit. Where the Spirit is welcomed and honored, ...

Let us return to where it all began, which would be Holy Thursday night. The place, the Upper Room of the Cenacle in Jerusalem. And the event, what is that but a paschal meal shared by Jesus and his ...

One of the things as a faithful person that I find the most difficult to do is check my ego and desire to “control” so much and rather just invite the Holy Spirit to express herself in ways I never ...

The Holy Spirit is present throughout the Nativity story. So why is the third person of the Trinity often missing from our Christmas carols? My New Testament professor Gordon Fee said something in ...

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 ...

The story is told of a boy who was admiring a very expensive car. “It is a gift from my brother,” the owner of the car said. “Don’t you wish you had an expensive car like this?” The boy answered: “I ...

The faithful gather to pray April 27, 2025, in Rome's Basilica of St. Mary Major where Pope Francis is buried. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza) A word from the editor in chief: I am writing this note shortly ...

Pope Francis gives his blessing to visitors in St. Peter's Square during his general audience at the Vatican May 29, 2024. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) Below is the text of Pope Francis’ weekly Wednesday ...

In the time between the celebrations of Easter and Pentecost, an interim of 49 days, it is my privilege as bishop to travel southern Colorado over the western slope and administer the sacrament of ...