In today's reading, the only task Jesus defined for the disciples was to drive out unclean spirits. Like them, our baptism commissions us to help others know the presence of God — in spite of ...

These unclean things can distort and even completely hinder encounters with God’s presence. The apostles’ message included a call to repentance as a way of driving away such obstructive ...

“there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord ...

St. Francis de Sales' four steps for putting yourself in the presence of God. 1. [Cultivate] a lively, attentive realization of God's absolute presence, that is, that God is in all things and all ...

I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty” (Is. 6:5). When Isaiah saw God as he truly is, he was impressed with his ...

Each year we publish reams of books on worship, hold worship conferences, and spend millions of dollars on instruments and décor we hope will lead people into the presence of God. None of this is ...

Advertisement. As for Isaiah, when He experienced God’s glory, he exclaimed, “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips ...

Faith and Values: ‘Spirit of silence’ opens us to quiet peace in the presence of God Mon., Feb. 10, 2025 Julie Ferraro (Courtesy) X ...

Pentecost is about the unveiling of the presence of God in the world, the following Sunday is the feast of the Blessed Trinity. They are all reminders to us of the history of salvation.