Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church

In the world of today, “new generations inhabit new digital environments where the Word of God is easily overshadowed,” noted Pope Leo XVI this November 17. “We must therefore ask: What does ‘easy access to Sacred Scripture’ mean in our time? How can we facilitate this encounter for those who have never heard the Word Read More…

On November 14, in advance of the World Day of the Poor, Pope Leo inaugurated a new “work of mercy” in the Vatican. The San Martino Outpatient Clinic, located right under the colonnade of St. Peter, will expand healthcare services to the poor, notably including a radiology unit and psychiatry services. Pilgrims walking around the Read More…

Well-known for his popular podcast The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)®, Fr. Schmitz is now providing a series of daily reflections for the season of Advent. The video reflections will begin on November 30 and are directed at the difficulty many of us have with waiting. Fr. Schmitz explains in the Waiting Well trailer Read More…

At first glance, El juego de la oca (The Game of the Goose) seems like a simple pastime: players roll dice, move pieces along 63 numbered squares, and hope to land on those marked with geese, which bring good fortune and faster progress. Yet some historians and folklorists suggest that beneath this familiar format lies Read More…

Malta’s Christian heritage is as ancient as that of Jerusalem, Ephesus, Corinth, and Rome. It was onto these shores, in AD 60, that a shipwreck brought St. Paul, changing the course of history for the archipelago. His arrival not only introduced the faith but established an unbroken Christian tradition that has endured for  two millennia. Read More…