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.

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.

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.

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.

Spirit of God “the wind.’ In fact, they used the same word for both the Spirit and the wind. “Ruach” means a harsh, biting, ...

The Holy Spirit was at the centre of Christian life, and the Church at that time had little accommodation with official authority or responsible elders, organizational structure or formality. In the ...

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 ...

As Re noted in his homily, the Holy Spirit is believed to lend itself to aiding their choices and guiding their consciences. Whether the electors decide to listen and obey will be their choice.

As Re noted in his homily, the Holy Spirit is believed to lend itself to aiding their choices and guiding their conscience. Whether the electors decide to listen and obey will be their choice.

Newark Advocate faith columnist Mark Katrick discusses the complexities of writing sermons — and newspaper columns — and how the Holy Spirit saves.

That homily was delivered during the American pope's inaugural mass, called the Holy Mass for the Beginning of the Pontificate, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.