Pentecost, said Fr. Louis Cona of New York, is the "preeminent celebration of the Holy Spirit" — and is celebrated on Sunday, May 19, seven weeks after Easter. Cona is a priest of the Diocese of ...

And your sons and your daughters will prophesy, Your old men will have dreams, Your young men will see visions. And even on the male and female servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.” “The ...

“God gave Noah the rainbow sign; No more water, the fire next time.” —Excerpt from the Negro spiritual “Mary Don’t You Weep,” cited in The Fire Next Time, by James Baldwin (1963). Fire is a powerful ...

How will we know if Pentecost has come to us? The readings for today's solemnity describe the followers of Jesus as receiving the power to forgive one another and to reconcile others to God.

Sunday, May 28, is Pentecost Sunday. Mass readings: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23. What a wondrous and challenging feast we celebrate at ...

Sunday, May 31, is Pentecost Sunday. Mass readings: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23. When I was in the third or fourth grade, our teacher invited a ...

On the eve of Pentecost Sunday, Solid Rock Church in Center Point was engulfed in a massive fire, but the congregation's spirit remained unbroken as they held a powerful outdoor service. Pastor Larry ...

Pentecost, which is celebrated on May 19, is a major religious observance for Roman Catholics, Lutherans, the Anglican Communion and other Christian faiths. This week’s clergy discuss the origin, ...

On May 23, the Catholic Church will celebrate Pentecost Sunday or the Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and the followers of Christ. Scripture says that the disciples “were all together in ...

Pentecost, the day that the Holy Spirit came in a very special, dramatic, and forceful manner to give birth to the Christian Church. Pentecost, which falls on Sunday, May 23, this year, is observed on ...