While many Christians are accustomed to praying to the Father and to the Son, they are not as familiar or comfortable with praying to the Holy Spirit. The Spirit can seem very elusive, but he doesn’t ...

Pope Benedict XVI says Christians should avail themselves to the Holy Spirit in prayer – particularly when they cannot find the words or inspiration to pray. “St. Paul teaches us that in our prayer we ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis encouraged Christians to call on the Holy Spirit more often when facing difficulties, exhaustion, or discouragement in daily life during his general audience on Wednesday. ...

The Holy Spirit gives Christians the courage and the strength needed to engage in a loving dialogue with God that is like the dialogue of a child with his or her father, Pope Francis said. "Do not ...

When I was going to school at the University of Notre Dame, I would go down to the Grotto the night before a big test and light a candle. My prayer went something like this: “Lord, I know I didn’t ...

I love to pray with other believers who really have a desire to pray seriously about an area until there is a witness in our spirits that we have “prayed through” or accomplished our assignment for ...

“I too kneel on the streets of Myanmar and say: stop the violence! I too stretch out my arms and say: may dialogue prevail! ”. “Blood solves nothing. Let dialogue prevail”. Vatican City (AsiaNews) - ...

So he invited Philip to get in and sit with him. (Acts 8:29-31) Find today’s readings here. People I know often toss around the Holy Spirit a bit too freely. “That was the Holy Spirit,” after a ...

The addition of Eucharistic Prayers to the Roman Missal continued as we saw with the composition of what is now Eucharistic Prayer III. This prayer follows the pattern of Eucharistic Prayer II. It ha ...

Last week, we saw how the Second Eucharistic Prayer in the Roman Missal started in one format and, by careful editing, ended in the most familiar of the four Eucharistic Prayers. This week, let's ...