I don’t want kids whisked through the sacrament. The gift of the Holy Spirit becomes more meaningful at confirmation. I challenge them to be a light to the world, and I felt a need to emphasize it.

Pentecost is the third great festival in the Christian church year. Pentecost is the spreading of the “good news” of the ...

Lopez: Why was his book on the gifts of the Holy Spirit so important to get back into print? Father Cuddy: Interest in the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas and in the Thomist commentatorial tradition ...

What are the gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to the Bible? According to Galatians 5, God gifts Christians spiritual fruit to encourage and strengthen faith. Fruits are good for you ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY — During his general audience this week, Pope Francis began a new catechesis on the gifts of the Holy Spirit, drawing specific attention to wisdom and noting that it illuminates ...

Last Sunday was Pentecost, a celebration of the gift of the Holy Spirit and the birthday of the Church. On Pentecost, the Spirit enabled the disciples to communicate with Jews from all over the Roman ...

The gifts of the Holy Spirit that the Apostle Paul enumerated in 1 Corinthians (12:4-11) can be considered psychic powers. In the Acts of the Apostles, St. Paul said: “Now there are varieties of ...

Pope Francis asked Catholics to recognize and be thankful for the undeserved gift of the Holy Spirit they received with the sacrament of confirmation. "It is a gift to be cherished with care" and ...

On Saturday, Pope Francis said that the grace of the Holy Spirit is ... The most precious gift we have all received, he explained, is our Baptism. "And now the Spirit leads us on the path of ...