The great celebration of Pentecost is, of all our liturgical feasts, the solemnity most focused on the Holy Spirit. And yet, the profundity of what it is we believe and celebrate about the Holy Spirit ...

I grew up in Massachusetts. Our state was the birthplace of the Revolutionary War when the colonists rose up and overthrew the oppressive British government. Eventually a new nation was born. The ...

In Colossians 2, Paul shares, with every believer, a profound fact: "... in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority” (vs. 10). When Paul speaks of the ...

The effectiveness of our theological instruction depends ultimately on the presence and activity of the Holy Spirit. I have been a professor in the theology department at Whitworth University for the ...

The Holy Spirit is present throughout the Nativity story. So why is the third person of the Trinity absent from our Christmas carols?

In this Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 photo, Rev. Mark Stelzer, administrator of St. Jerome’s Parish, in Holyoke, Mass., opens doors to the Catholic church before offering Mass. (Credit: AP Photo/Steven ...

Blending personal testimony, biblical wisdom and down-to-earth insights, Life With the Holy Spirit encourages readers to cultivate a more intimate relationship with God. Christian author Janet ...

In times of trouble, Christians must be like the disciples in the boat on the stormy sea, calling out to Jesus and waking him up, Pope Francis said. "We must rouse Christ in our hearts, and only then ...

Recently, a goodly number of older folks gathered at the University of Wisconsin Marathon County campus for a three-day program called “Good Ideas.” I enjoyed being part of a group of lifelong ...