An orientation program on the Diocesan Pastoral Plan 2030, Catholic Connect App, and the World of AI was conducted at ...

Yes! You are worth the great gift of deep listening and so are those you encounter. Be fully present. Listen without preparing an answer. Take it all in. That is the great gift we can give ourselves ...

The Vatican decided to restore the ancient practice of permanent deacons after the Second Vatican Council in 1967 but ...

ABOUT 100 people visited St Botolph’s Church in Swyncombe to see a display of snowdrops. The churchyard is filled with flowering bulbs in February and traditionally in the first three weeks of the ...

39 1238 The baptismal water is consecrated by a prayer of epiclesis (either ... signifies the gift of the Holy Spirit to the newly baptized, who has become a Christian, that is, one "anointed ...

The widening divide between casual Christianity and committed discipleship presents both our greatest challenge and our most ...

Through fundraising for small congregations and building roofs for churches, the American embodied generosity during his ...

The whole semantic field of 'tool' and 'instrument' is fraught with negative moral connotations. St. Ignatius’ writings , however, show a different tendency. There, 'instrument' both serves as a ...

First, we must learn the difference between the Holy Spirit's leading and the evil ones wishing to lead us astray. That takes ...

It is an expression of the desire of the faithful to receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit Most often prayed between Ascension and Pentecost, it can be prayed at any time of the year. The prayer ...

When the subject of prayer comes up in conversation, or people gather together to pray, the most common approach is to use ...

During a Jubilee Year in the Catholic Church that has the theme “Pilgrims of Hope,” the archdiocese’s 2025 Annual Catholic ...