One of the most famous lines from one of the most influential movies of all time is: “Use the force, Luke!” These venerable words from Star Wars are etched into our cultural psyche. Yet, when it comes ...

COMMENTARY: The Holy Spirit’s role in our lives, whether we are at the Synod on Synodality, at home or at work, is to remind us of our mission, which is to conform ourselves to Christ. Pope Francis ...

Amid the ongoing sifting and exposure of the charismatic church, a troubling overcorrection is brewing — dispensing with the ...

VATICAN CITY — As he looked ahead to Pentecost, Pope Francis spoke about the Holy Spirit’s role in guiding Christians to know Jesus, who is the Truth, in an age of relativism. “We live in an age ...

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 ...

In the final weeks of the Easter season, the Gospel readings for the Sundays and weekdays are taken almost entirely from Jesus’ farewell discourse in John 13–17. In saying goodbye to his disciples, ...

In my first blog I discussed the theological significance of the Holy Spirit’s feminine gender. I also asserted that the Holy Spirit and Lady Wisdom are one and the same divine entity. This article ...

The Greek word pneuma can be translated “wind, breath or spirit.” So when the sound at the door is “like the rush of a violent wind,” you should answer, and you had better be prepared to have your ...

The Gospel reading this Sunday ought to be familiar to most churchgoers. Every First Sunday of Lent, we hear proclaimed a version of Jesus' time in the desert following his baptism in the Jordan by ...

In Christian teaching, the Holy Spirit is believed to guide, comfort, and strengthen believers. The Spirit helps people understand truth, grow in faith, and develop qualities such as love, patience, ...