David Rives, a Christian author and columnist, reflects on Matthew 3:17, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." ...

Speaking in tongues is important for many reasons, certainly more than to prove you’ve received the Holy Spirit. It should be ...

1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism ...

2. Anointing: In baptism we are not just washed of sins, but we also become temples of the Holy Spirit. After baptism there ...

We pray that our common baptism and the action of the Holy Spirit in this Eucharist will draw us closer to one another and begin to dispel the sad divisions which separate us. We pray that these ...

As John the Baptist continued baptizing in the Jordan River for the forgiveness of sins, “the people were filled with ...

Jesus was a perfect and sinless man born of the Holy Spirit, so why did he ask John to baptize him? It turns out that this ...

In his teaching, the great saint is highlighting the work of the Holy Spirit. It is the Spirit who brings the Lord’s redemption to us at baptism. It is the Spirit who “divinizes” us by ...

When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too… (Luke 3:21) ...

In our lives, we are often like Goldilocks. We make it our life’s goal to be comfortable. We want everything to be just right ...

From the window of the Apostolic Palace Bergoglio invited us to think about the date of the first sacrament: ‘If you do not ...