Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church

Cuba has announced the release of 51 prisoners following discussions with the Vatican, a move presented by Havana as a humanitarian gesture and confirmed by the Holy See as the result of recent dialogue. The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the announcement on March 12, describing the decision as taken “in a spirit of Read More…

Vatican mediation leads to Cuba prisoner release

Air raid sirens echo through Jerusalem’s narrow streets. Schools remain closed. Pilgrimage groups cancel their visits. Stations of the Cross prayed in a bunker. For many Christians in the Holy Land, the latest escalation between Israel and Iran has turned daily life into (yet another) test of endurance. Iran’s retaliation strikes against Israel, along with Read More…

What it’s like to be a Christian in the Holy Land right now

Luis Nava, a high school freshman in Lake Orion, Michigan, felt inspired to help peers find their voice and live their Catholic faith. [...]

It is helpful to read Bible passages slowly, paying close attention to each word and phrase. When we do that, we can typically see things that we may have missed from a previous reading. This reflects how Scripture is “living and active” — the Holy Spirit works in the words to speak to us in Read More…

The blind man teaches us how conversion should change us

I was recently moved by a passage in Fr. Jacques Philippe’s powerful book Thirsting for Prayer in which he likens an excerpt of the early 20th-century Polish mystic and nun St. Faustina Kowalska’s spiritual diary to Moses’ “holy haggling” in the Bible (Exodus 32: 11-14), where Moses approaches God confidently and persistently, begging him to Read More…

Can each washed dish save a soul?

Most of us know what it feels like to walk into a room and instantly sense whether we are welcome. Sometimes it’s a smile from a stranger, a chair pulled slightly closer to the table, or someone taking a moment to ask how we’re doing — and actually listening to the answer. These small gestures Read More…

Pope Leo on Holy Family lesson: making people feel welcome

Readings: • 1 Sam 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a • Psa 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 • Eph 5:8-14 • Jn 9:1-41 Scripture refers many times to the contrast between darkness and light. The first mention of this [...]

Paul Thigpen was a true son of the South who loved the city of his birth, devoting himself, following his conversion, to an intense study of the history of the Catholic presence in Georgia’s oldest city.

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