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The world of the first Christians had many of the characteristics of modern western society, what the novelist Walker Percy called “corrupt and boring.” Into that world, and into our society, the message of the Gospel comes as light, life and hope. Young people who are truly seeking the good,......
Even if unofficially, we are in the Octave of Pentecost, still pondering the gifts and fruits of the Spirit. Our Christian life is about getting our words and actions to coordinate - to “talk the talk” and “walk the walk!” We need the Holy Spirit, with His gifts, to give......
Pentecost Sunday, often called the “birth of the Church” is not an end, but a beginning. Unlike some believers Paul encounters, who have “never heard of the Holy Spirit,” we have been empowered to heal and strengthen others with what we have received. Our light is only reflected light; it......
Many will remember the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris two years ago as a profound moment in their lives. The symbolism was powerful: is it a sign of the death of the Faith which founded European and Western civilisation? Jesus promised He would “cast fire on the earth,”......
Having witnessed bloody persecution of Christians at firsthand in Iraq and Syria, it can sometimes be embarrassing to claim Christians are being persecuted in the West. Yet a growing intolerance is happening, with attacks on buildings and persons. St. Peter tells us if we are “upbraided for the name of......