Tag: Pentecost

The first time I sensed the presence of the Holy Spirit, I was four years old. It was late, much past my bedtime. I'd had...

Some things happen in a blaze of splendor like a fireworks display. Others are as simple and sweet as a smooth stone being slipped...

Sunday Scripture readings, June 9, 2019 Pentecost Cycle C Acts 2:1-11 Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34 2) 1 Cor 12:3-7, 12-13 or Rom 8:8-17 Gospel: Jn...

Pentecost, Greek for "50th day," was originally a Jewish term referring to the 50th day after Passover. For the first Christians, it was the...

  Jesus assured his disciples he would not leave them as orphans; he promised the Father would send another Advocate to be with them always...

"The sound of the word 'heartless'" is nothing less than "horrible," in Benedictine Father Benoit Standaert's view. There is a striking difference between living "with...

The Spirit's promise that life always can be renewed is the promise of Pentecost. Sometimes, as with the apostles, the Spirit's manifestation is astonishing and...

1) Acts 2:1-11 Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34 2) 1 Cor 12:3-7, 12-13 or Gal 5:16-25 Gospel: Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15   Overcoming fear with faith Fear is...