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How can one be “filled” with the Holy Spirit and “filled” with God’s “fulness” and not be justified? And this is an ongoing process. We receive more justification as time goes on, ...

Faith! This is how the Christian life begins, and it is by faith that we continually live our journey in Christ. We’ve seen in the book of Galatians how the ...

Growing up, I was the youngest of five siblings—three boys, two girls. My brother, Kenny, five years my senior, was an ...

Thank you, dear loving and Spirit-filled Mama! All of us should become agents of the Holy Spirit. Let us not become agents of the evil spirit who sow hatred, sadness, discord, greed, persecution ...

Rev. Jeremiah Johnston of Dallas, Texas, reflects on Acts 10:44-48, and how the Holy Spirit's outpouring of graces can still be felt and experienced even in modern times.

Do not be afraid to grapple with your innermost thoughts, feelings and problems so that your heart can be filled with God and ...

Some cardinals use Holy Spirit-accessing rituals that sound a bit like cognitive behavioral therapy. Pope Benedict XVI said it’s more like a “good educator” who doesn’t pick the pope but ...