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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, ...

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

The Rev. Skip Heitzig, senior pastor of Calvary Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, delivered a passionate call for Spirit-empowered evangelism during the European Congress on Evangelism in Berlin.

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.

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 ...

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

Homilies must be prepared with the help of the Holy Spirit, be shorter than 10 minutes and put the spotlight on the Lord, not oneself, Pope Francis said. Those who preach must convey "one idea, one ...