Pentecost, said Fr. Louis Cona of New York, is the "preeminent celebration of the Holy Spirit" — and is celebrated on Sunday, May 19, seven weeks after Easter. Cona is a priest of the Diocese of ...

On the Solemnity of Pentecost, Pope Francis said that Christians are called to proclaim the Gospel to everyone with gentleness and the power of the Holy Spirit. Speaking in St. Peter’s Basilica, the ...

Just as the nation's founders relied on God's providence, so too must all those serving in the U.S. legal profession and government today depend on the gifts of the Holy Spirit, said the homilist ...

Find today’s readings here. “Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” (Corinthians 3:15 – 4:1, 3-6) One of my first assignments working in Catholic media was ...

Find today’s readings here. Today, the first reading recounts the conclusion of the Council of Jerusalem, a narrative that occupies most of the 15th chapter of Acts. After a controversy over whether ...

In confirmation, the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are increased within a soul: wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, piety and fear of the Lord. Fresco of Pentecost in Church of ...

No matter how tough life seemed to get, our mom had a familiar adage that many who grew up around Midwestern Scandinavian grit will recognize: “Well, it could be worse.” Steeped in faith, my mom ...