Church / Editorials 2019 / Holy Spirit / Pentecost / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published June 9, 2019 · Last modified June 3, 2019
Guest Editorial by Michael Shackleton – An archbishop from Australia has unwittingly provided us with something to think about on Pentecost Sunday. As president of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Mark Coleridge of...
We look at the origin, meaning, and practice of the Church’s second-most important liturgical feast. This weekend, the Church celebrates Pentecost, the second-greatest feast of the liturgical year (after Easter). It concludes the Easter...
Church / Fr John Allen Green / Holy Spirit / Pentecost / Scripture
by Fr John Allen Green OFM · Published June 9, 2019 · Last modified June 7, 2019
There are three great epochs marked in Sacred Scripture that are heralded by God’s Holy Spirit at work within creation. At the genesis of the history of creation, God breaths the Word that becomes...
Christian Living / Church / Pentecost / Raymond Perrier
by Raymond Perrier · Published June 4, 2019 · Last modified June 3, 2019
By now, the excitement of the 2019 elections is over. An election campaign is always full of high points — moments where a politician gives us hope for the future — and low points...
Fr Ralph de Hahn / Letter of the Week / Pentecost
by Kilian SC · Published July 2, 2018 · Last modified June 30, 2018
Fr Ralph de Hahn, Cape Town – I am so afraid that the magnificent Spirit of Pentecost — which renewed the face of the earth — will continue to become just a passing...
Celebrating Mass in St Peter’s Basilica, the pope said the Bible, especially the Acts of the Apostles, makes it clear that the Holy Spirit brings a real power to change to individuals and the church.
I was an undergrad in philosophy at The Catholic University of America when I had the opportunity to attend an off-campus lecture by Rev. Alexander Schmemann, dean of St. Vladimir Orthodox Seminary in New...
Church / Feast Days / Holy Spirit / Pentecost
by Kilian SC · Published May 20, 2018 · Last modified May 14, 2018
The Gospel of John describes how the Holy Spirit is given to the apostles: the risen Jesus breathing on the apostles to impart the Holy Spirit. This is Pentecost. The power of the Spirit not only authorises, but also empowers the apostles.
Chama / Pentecost / Perspectives
by Evans Chama · Published June 4, 2017 · Last modified May 10, 2017
At the end of the African Synod II in October 2009 the reaction of the participants was like: Were our hearts not burning? There was a feeling not just of relief for having finally...
Church / Conversion / Other Writers / Pentecost / Perspectives
by admin · Published June 4, 2017 · Last modified May 7, 2017
At Pentecost, we are called to reflect what makes us Christian, and how we live our Catholic lives. Archbishop WILIAM SLATTERY OFM explains. Six weeks ago we celebrated Easter, recalling the passion and resurrection...
Christian Living / Holy Spirit / Pentecost / Sin in our Lives
by Caleb SC · Published June 1, 2017 · Last modified June 6, 2017
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...
