We cannot see the wind, only the effects of its movement. A gentle breeze can be calming, while a strong wind can cause damage to property and life. In several instances, Scripture uses wind as a ...

Sunday, June 5, is Pentecost Sunday. Mass readings: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Romans 8:8-17; John 20:19-23 or John 14:15-16, 23b-26. What a wondrous ...

Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience, in St.Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. (Credit: AP Photo/Andrew Medichini.) Listen ROME – In anticipation of the ...

Warning! Warning! This is one of those “I remember when” columns. And the older I get, it is likely you’ll be seeing more of these. Now that we’re entering the heart (and the heat) of summer, I ...

There is a kind of knowledge and wisdom that comes to us through means other than formal education. It can be shared similar to faith, but its essence and expression are unique in application. It is a ...

Without doubt, the most important celebration this month is Pentecost. It honors an occasion the early church couldn't have lived without. Yet, at the same time, many of us modern Christians get along ...

One Sunday morning a number of years ago, my wife piled the children into the family car to go to Sunday school and worship. When she turned the key, the engine wouldn’t even grunt. The battery was ...

My son Paul is 31 now. When he was about 7, we were in a doctor’s waiting room in Omaha. I saw him put his hand very gently on the head of a 2-year-old boy. I listened and I heard him say … ”In the ...

The Holy Spirit made it possible for everyone to hear the apostles in their own language on Pentecost, uniting people who were divided, Pope Francis said, calling on Christians to witness to the faith ...