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 ...

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

The Holy Spirit is the author of holiness and the principal agent of evangelization, and we need some holiness and evangelization in the Church today. We need the Holy Spirit to nurture holiness in ...

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 ...

Some leaders in the charismatic movement are cautioning that attempts to address past excesses have led certain churches to diminish the Holy Spirit’s active role. They warn that this risks neglecting ...