A Homily for the Sixth Sunday of Easter. Acts 8: 5-8, 14-17 1 Peter 3: 15-18 John 14: 15-21. The Holy Spirit always surprises us. That is because the Spirit is like a possum.

I had been to seminary, listened to hundreds of sermons, read plenty of books, and learned about expository, topical, Christ-centered, and Spirit-empowered preaching. I knew about the need for ...

A Homily for Pentecost, Year C, by Fr. Anthony SooHoo, S.J. Most of us are familiar with the traditional images of the Holy Spirit: the dove, the wind, the tongues of fire.

Vatican City, Jun 5, 2022 / 05:30 am. Here is the full text of Pope Francis' homily for the Solemnity of Pentecost 2022, which was celebrated in St. Peter’s Basilica on June 5, 2022.

In his homily, Pope Francis explained how the Holy Spirit helps us to overcome sinful passions, like impurity or envy, and then gently plants the seeds of virtue and helps them to grow.

Vatican City, Apr 28, 2016 / 09:23 am. In his homily Thursday Pope Francis stressed the need to be open to the novelty of the Holy Spirit, by discerning new movements and directions without being ...

Homilies must be prepared with the help of the Holy Spirit, be shorter than 10 minutes and put the spotlight on the Lord, not oneself, Pope Francis said.

During his homily, Francis said: "Only the Holy Spirit is able to kindle diversity, multiplicity and, at the same time, bring about unity. When we try to create diversity, ...

Peter’s sermon was the greatest of his life, with unbelievable results. ... The Holy Spirit creates a unified, diverse community. To whom was the Holy Spirit given on the Day of Pentecost?

More churches across the U.S. are embracing the use of Artificial Intelligence in their ministries, but pastors have stopped short of using the technology to prepare their sermons, data from the ...

Priests "anointed" by the Holy Spirit should be authentic agents of harmony rather than "instruments of division," Pope Francis said. Celebrating the chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica April 6 ...