Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church

Acedia, or sloth, has been called the characteristic sin of the 21st century, because of our addiction to entertainment and distraction. Acedia can mean we are lazy — or it can mean we keep very busy, but avoid doing what we are supposed to do. Profoundly, St. Thomas Aquinas calls acedia “sadness regarding spiritual goods.” Read More…

Stations of the Cross for the slothful

The new apostolic nuncio to the United States of America noted his feelings at having been chosen by the Pope to represent him in “the Country and the Church where he himself was born and raised.” Italian Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia was named the Pope’s representative to the United States on March 7. He replaces Read More…

New papal rep to USA “honored, humbled” to be in Leo’s own country

Before praying the midday Angelus on this 3rd Sunday of Lent, Pope Leo noted how the Gospel reading of this liturgy and those to come “illuminate the path of those who, at Easter, will receive Baptism and begin a new life.” They are passages to help catechumens (those who are joining the Church) and also Read More…

Pope notes 3 Gospel passages for beginning a new life

As the war in the Gulf is in its second week, Pope Leo again expressed concern about its potential lasting effects. In particular, he mentioned Lebanon. After praying the midday Angelus, he said this: Deeply disturbing news continues to arrive from Iran and the entire Middle East. In addition to the episodes of violence and devastation Read More…

Pope on Mideast: “Deeply disturbing news”

Sister Zita Rema of the Salesian Sisters of Mary Immaculate has spent decades of tireless service to the poor, the displaced, and the forgotten. [...]

Pope St. John Paul II, back in 1984, was already concerned about a cultural shift that was causing a loss of our sense of sin. Modern man, he posited, suffers from a “deformation of conscience” caused by widespread secularism. The deformation has only accelerated in the decades since he wrote those words. We’re so afraid Read More…

Think you have nothing to confess? Think again

When their 13-year-old son entered the minor seminary, his parents had no idea that one day the whole family would meet Pope Leo XIV, an encounter that was a special blessing for them all. [...]

In need of friends, Tzu Ping Liu took to Facebook Marketplace and found not just a great friend but Jesus Christ as well. [...]

Catholic bishops in Sudan and South Sudan have described the recent killings in parts of South Sudan as “a fresh descent into the abyss of human depravity.” At least 178 people were killed on Sunday, [...]

feature