Never underestimate the power of the Holy Spirit to work in and change the heart of anyone in even the most unusual and difficult situations.

(ThyBlackMan.com) I want to start off this writing by making a statement and saying that it is my desire to live not only with a form of Godliness but with the power that goes with it! In order to ...

On the solemnity of Pentecost, Pope Francis said that Christians are called to proclaim the Gospel to everyone with gentleness and the power of the Holy Spirit. Speaking in St. Peter’s Basilica, the ...

What Zilpha Elaw, Julia Foote, and Sojourner Truth taught me about God’s “withness.” A Methodist woman in Albany, New York, didn’t want to go hear Zilpha Elaw preach. For one thing, Elaw was a woman, ...

COMMENTARY: The Holy Spirit’s role in our lives, whether we are at the Synod on Synodality, at home or at work, is to remind us of our mission, which is to conform ourselves to Christ. Pope Francis ...

In Colossians 2, Paul shares, with every believer, a profound fact: "... in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority” (vs. 10). When Paul speaks of the ...

We talk about how we never want to be lukewarm “In Christ.” We know that disgusts Jesus. In Revelation, it says He will spew us out of His mouth. It makes me think He wants to vomit. You see when we ...

In confirmation, the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are increased within a soul: wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, piety and fear of the Lord. Fresco of Pentecost in Church of ...

Iknow now the reason why I’ve been sick for so long. It’s given me more time, empathy and sincerity in my prayers for the ...

To evangelize well, the faithful need to dialogue with God, let the Holy Spirit renew their hearts and lives, and then dialogue with today's world, Pope Francis said. The Holy Spirit is "the ...

It didn’t take long after the birth of the church for persecution to begin. Saul, a zealous Pharisee, was present when the first martyr of the church, Stephen, was stoned to death. And Saul, later ...