This Sunday, the Church concludes her celebration of the Easter Season with the high feast of Pentecost. The word literally means “the 50th day,” since it marks the 50th day since the Resurrection of ...

First, a confession: I’m not a big fan of my birthday. Actually that’s not quite accurate. I like my birthday just fine, but as an inherently private person I’m not a big fan of others’ expectations ...

“As I celebrate this wonderful milestone of the Christian Church, I do so with much gladness and, also, with a lot of sadness.” Svetlana Aganina Getty Images/iStockphoto In the shadow of the war in ...

My end-of-semester confession: Education can be dangerous. Let's not speak of the time my science-lab partner, Frank, figured out how to use Bunsen burners for nefarious purposes. But it is a ...

Editor's note: NCR is sharing with our readers a nine-day Novena for Pentecost resource created by board member and composer Dan Schutte. Schutte writes, "if there's ever a moment when we all could ...

Why Pentecost Sunday is worth celebrating. When my nephew Walker was little, I passed on to him a sacred ritual we call “The Trinity Handshake.” It involves greeting one another in the name of the ...

WASHINGTON — Many Catholic dioceses and archdioceses across the country — which closed their parish doors for a time at the start of the pandemic last year and have gradually opened them to limited ...