The baptism of the Holy Spirit represents a foundational work of God where believers are united with Christ and fellow ...

Easter Sunday is both the end and the beginning: the end of the Paschal Triduum and the beginning of the great 50 days of the ...

On a similar issue, some object to infant baptism, claiming it to ... In the second chapter of Acts, the Apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit. St. Peter stood up and addressed the crowd.

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 ...

Lent gets its name from a word meaning "springtime," the time of year when the hours of daylight are lengthening and the sun ...

First, the gift of the Holy Spirit. When we are baptized, we join not only Jesus in the Jordan but also the 12 in the Upper Room (Acts 2:1–13). Every baptism is a personal Pentecost. As the ...

The doctrine of the Trinity identifies the Holy Spirit as the third person in the Godhead. This teaching was established at ...

In a deeply spiritual and solemn gathering, the Diocese of Mangalore witnessed one of its most significant annual liturgical ...

"Nicaea presents the reality of the work of redemption: In Christ, God saves us by entering into history. He does not send an ...

I joined family members for a special, joyous occasion in St Brendan's Catholic Church Birr. This was the Confirmation of ...