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If you must use flattery to win or lose votes, be smart about it. Start small and stay subtle. No one needs to know you are lying except the Holy Spirit, who sees and knows all. Thank you for reading ...

Imagine walking through life without the Holy Spirit. No inner guide. No advocate. No quiet voice in your spirit convicting ...

Msgr. Roger Landry turned to 1997, when then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was asked on Bavarian television whether or not the Holy Spirit chooses the pope, and he answered: “I would not say so, in ...

The Holy Spirit is thus revealed as another divine person with Jesus and the Father." 244. "The eternal origin of the Holy Spirit is revealed in his mission in time.

We need the Holy Spirit in our lives to guide, to heal, to comfort, and to counsel us. May we be liberated from our fears, ignorance, pride, and hunger for worldly riches and power.

“Dear friends, a bishop is a witness to hope by his example of a life firmly grounded in God and completely devoted to the ...

Holy Spirit Parish is losing a senior parochial vicar next week, but will see a deacon who served the parish as a deacon ...

Behind the music and purity pledges lies a battle for young souls in this docuseries on evangelical teen crusades.

So, let us be clear: Asthma is a disease that affects the whole body, but it begins in certain organs. Everyone suffers, but ...

The worthy reception of holy Communion is the fullest way to fulfill the divine call to consciously and actively participate in the Mass. It’s certainly not the only way. We are still obligated to ...

Check today if you are living in the Holy Spirit. Galatians 5:22-23 reminds us that if we live in the Holy Spirit, we should have the fruits of the Holy Spirit in our lives, namely: love, joy, peace, ...