Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church

My previous article on history and nationalism elicited far more responses than I had anticipated. What I saw simply as a window into one aspect of American Catholic intellectual life seems to have touched a [...]

Travelling through Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane (and the stunning New South Wales towns of Armidale and Newcastle) during the cool, golden days of late autumn 2025 in south-eastern Australia, I had the great pleasure of accompanying [...]

Pope Leo XIV met with the priests and seminarians of his Diocese of Rome this June 12, giving them an affectionate message that was also a call to holiness and fidelity in their vocations. Rome has a total of 8,020 priests and deacons, the Pope’s vicar for the diocese, Cardinal Baldassare Reina, revealed in a Read More…

Pope Leo XIV gives 1st address to priests

Pope Leo XIV sent “heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of those who lost their lives” in the tragic aircraft crash in India today. There were 242 people aboard the flight that exploded shortly after take off in Ahmedabad, India, bound for London. The plane crashed onto a college, where there were also victims. Read More…

Pope Leo assures prayer for victims of India plane crash

Like many dioceses, the Diocese of Phoenix has dozens of seminarians, but all of them were sent elsewhere for their seminary formation — until now. In partnership with the University of Mary’s Mary College at Arizona State University (ASU), the Diocese of Phoenix is opening their own local seminary – Nazareth Seminary. Fr. Kurt Perera, Read More…

Nazareth Seminary in Phoenix: A sign Church is growing

You’ve probably prayed, “Tony, Tony, come around. Something’s lost that must be found” — but did you know St. Anthony wasn’t even named Anthony at birth? And that’s just the beginning of what might surprise you about this beloved saint. St. Anthony is the patron of finding lost things, so most of us have thrown Read More…

Catholic Trivia: How well do you know St. Anthony?

A century on, the Church is still inspired by the saints who were raised to the altars in 1925. Pope Pius XI was moved by the Spirit to canonize or beatify a number of holy men and women who would go on to become some of the most popular saints in modern times. Here is Read More…

What a year! 1925 gave us some of today’s favorite saints

Sometimes we may read the Bible on the lookout for common terms used by Christians to describe God or other tenets of faith. The word “Trinity” is one of those terms that we may be looking for. Technically speaking, you will not find the specific word “Trinity” anywhere in the Bible. It is a term Read More…

Is the Holy Trinity found anywhere in the Bible?

Catholic Bishops too often exploit the emotional aspects of poverty and hunger in order to change the subject from the massive problems associated with mass immigration.

The wisdom that opposes and conquers the world, turns to God and says, "take all my liberty, memory, understanding, and entire will...leaving only Thy love and grace."