Tim Keller in his primer on preaching (simply called Preaching) says that the difference between a poor sermon and a good sermon is on us. All poor sermons are the preacher’s fault. But, he says, the ...
THE collect for today, Whitsunday, in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer reflects the fact that Christianity is not a legalistic ...
Christians urged to become witnesses of reconciliation and hope amid divisions caused by war and ideological fragmentation ...
While many Christians are accustomed to praying to the Father and to the Son, they are not as familiar or comfortable with praying to the Holy Spirit. The Spirit can seem very elusive, but he doesn’t ...
ROME — As the cardinals walk into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening to open the papal conclave, they’ll chant the plaintive prayer that their forebears have sung for centuries: Veni Creator ...
At Pentecost, we sing of God’s expansive yes. But Scripture has a clear countermelody—a negative and restraining dimension of ...
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 ...
Say “Holy Spirit,” and most imagine a dove or tongues of fire gently descending. But the Celts envisioned something wilder: a goose in flight—honking across the sky, untamed and impossible to ignore.
Love one another as I have loved you”, written on our hearts, not on tablets of stone – is “the grace of the Holy Spirit, which is shown forth by faith working through love.” (1a2ae 108.1) The Spirit, ...