The Road Map of the Christian Spirit
The Christian road map for life’s journey is to keep Jesus in one’s heart, one’s eyes on heaven and one’s feet on the ground, spreading the Gospel, Pope Francis said. “Christian life will be...
Category: Holy Spirit
Is There Evidence for Christ’s Peace?
As someone who feels depressed, can you give me hope? Jesus said: “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you, not as the world gives do I give to you” (Jn...
Is the Holy Spirit the Great Unknown in Catholic Theology?
Catholics, Pentecostals celebrate Pentecost with pope Pope Francis’ very public friendship with and overtures to Pentecostal and evangelical leaders is a high-profile reflection of a relationship that already existed at the grass roots between...
Pope: Sowing Bitterness – If you do this you aren’t Christian
Christians are called to be “sowers of hope,” consoling and defending the poor and anyone in need, Pope Francis said. As Christians prepared to celebrate Pentecost June 4, Pope Francis used his weekly...
Ideological Fanatics Divide the Christian Community
Definition of ideology: a system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy Christians who turn doctrine into ideology commit a grave mistake that upsets...
Ok, What are the Stations of the Resurrection?
Mandla Zibi – AS Catholics prayed the Stations of the Cross this Lent, the Salesians are urging them to follow that with a lesser-known devotion called the Stations of the Resurrection, also known as the...
Pope: Spirit helped the Church see Wrongs in Slavery, Death Penalty
Faith is a journey guided by the Holy Spirit, who helps the church grow in understanding the sinful nature of once-accepted practices like slavery and the death penalty, Pope Francis said. While people once...
Did You Know God Makes New Things Each Day?
God, who created the world, continues to work in it, surprising people and making some of them nervous, Pope Francis said. “The phrase “it’s always been done this way” reflects an attitude that “kills,”...
Excessive Guilt Needs the Holy Spirit
John Driver, Daveyton – In the Open Door column “I still feel guilty after confession” (March 1), the writer asks the columnist for an indication of how such a scrupulous person can be helped. Perhaps...
A Lenten Prayer
In Lent we hope to nourish our relationship with God the Father, learn about and marvel at the gift of life from God the Son, and be filled with the power of God the Spirit....
The Holy Spirit, Sin and God’s Will for us
Every time Jesus acted, the Gospels tell us, he always confronted moral questions by condemning the sin and welcoming the sinner, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, papal preacher to Pope Francis and top Vatican officials....
The Holy Spirit and the Church
The Catholic Church responds to new moral dilemmas not by applying age-old rules and standards, but by giving fresh responses in light of the Gospel, said the preacher of the papal household. “The difficulty...
