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by bcadmin | Jun 14, 2022 | Catholic identity, Holy Spirit, News, Pentecost, Simple Holiness | 0 |
We just experienced Pentecost in our Catholic Christian faith, which is the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the followers of Christ. Originally, the feast day signified the coming of the Spirit as tongues of fire upon the frightened, discouraged followers of Jesus, as they huddled together unaware of what their next move should be.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 6, 2022 | Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, Archdiocese of Owerri, Church attack, Featured, Mass, News, Nigeria, Nigeria's Catholic bishops, Pentecost, U.S. & World News | 0 |
Condemning the actions of gunmen who attacked a Catholic Church as parishioners gathered for Mass on the feast of Pentecost, Nigeria’s Catholic bishops lamented that nowhere is safe in the country after the incident left dozens of people dead.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 5, 2022 | Discernment, Holy Spirit, Jesuits, lead, News, Pentecost, Pope Francis, Vatican | 0 |
Drawing on his Jesuit roots, Pope Francis stressed the importance of being able to distinguish the voice of the Holy Spirit from “the spirit of evil,” saying there are several clues to help in making the distinction.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 5, 2022 | Commentary, Faith, Holy Spirit, lead, News, On Spirituality, Pentecost | 0 |
he divine election is now opened to all. It is no longer reserved to only one people, or solely to one bloodline, but is thrown open to all men and women of every tribe and nation.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 5, 2022 | A Lamp Unto My Feet, Gospel, grace, Holy Spirit, Into the Deep, News, Pentecost, Sanctifying Grace, Scripture, witness | 0 |
Without the Holy Spirit, we would not come to new life in Christ. The Holy Spirit sets us apart for holiness, protects us, teaches us, forms us in wisdom and understanding, corrects and comforts us. “Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your adv…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 4, 2022 | Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, News, Pentecost, Saint Paul, St. Romanus the Melodist, The Dispatch, Trinity | 0 |
Readings: • Acts 2:1-11 • Psa 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 • 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 • Jn 20:19-23 “Spirit and fire are united—a true miracle, air and fire are joined together—awesome sight!” So wrote […]
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On Resurrection Day, Jesus breathed on His disciples, a gesture odd in itself but packed with meaning for our celebration of Pentecost today. Gospel (Read Jn 20:19-23) Today’s Gospel tells us that Jesus surprised the disciples “on the evening of that first day of the week” by appearing in their midst without using a door […]
Pentecost is one of the most ancient feasts of the Catholic Church, predating Christmas and perhaps emerging alongside Easter. It is first mentioned in a fragment of a lost work by St. Irenaeus, dating to the late second century.[1] He wrote that Christians omitted genuflecting during the Pentecost liturgy as a sign of its special […]
by bcadmin | Jun 2, 2022 | Acts of the Apostles, Christmas, Easter, Francis X. Weiser, Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, Jesus Christ, News, Pentecost, The Dispatch | 0 |
How do you celebrate Pentecost? In years past, my tradition consisted of showing up to Sunday Mass, glancing at the bulletin, and thinking, “Is it Pentecost already? I should have worn my red dress.” Why […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 1, 2022 | Associated Press, Brazil, Church in the Americas, lead, News, Pentecost | 0 |
Over the course of nine days, a religious procession known as the Folia of the Divine Holy Spirit brings messages of faith and song to farms and villages across the countryside of Brazil’s Goias state.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 25, 2022 | Featured, Gifts of the Holy Spirit, holiness, Holy Spirit, News, Pentecost, Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit | 0 |
One of the best analogies given in years past describing the Presence, Power and Perfection of the Holy Spirit is a sailboat. This was before electricity, motor-driven vehicles, or the electronic world. The sailboat is an analogy used in the Middle Ages or earlier. Imagine that you wanted to cross a lake and the distance […]
What do Oliver Twist, Annie, and the children from Les Miserables all have in common? The same with Snow White and Heidi. For that matter, also Batman and Spiderman and Superman. Orphans, one and all. Literature and cinema are filled to the brim with them. We love the stories about them because they, in their […]
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