Baptism does what nothing else can. As Martin Luther said, by baptism “we are made holy and are saved, which no other kind of ...

Elsewhere in the Bible, the action of the Holy Spirit is described as fire. "He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire." [Luke 3:16] According to the Spanish mystic, St. John of the ...

People have said to me, “baptism is essential to salvation” others have said, “I do not believe baptism is essential to salvation.” There are many opinions on the subject of baptism but the important ...

Time has made it easier for Father Bob Poitras to forgive. In October 2024, his parish, St. Mary in Franklin, was severely ...

The transfiguration prepares us for the passion, death and resurrection of the Lord. St. Luke’s telling of the event draws us into the mystery of divine love, a love that embraces human suffering and ...

Luke 11:49-50 (KJV) says: “Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them ...

Jesus, the Messiah, promised to send forth the Spirit upon the people of God. He does so through baptism and then ... and the Son send the Holy Spirit, in form of fire, to rest upon those gathered ...

Many men desire to marry a beautiful woman. Why not?  But they say beauty is contextual and in the eyes of the beholder. True ...

As the United States faces moral and political turmoil, the Catholic Church’s response is increasingly scrutinized. Are its ...

In an age of anxiety and widespread discouragement as new generations look for happiness apart from God, Scripture urges us to “always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for ...

The Book of Mormon is the largest reason, with the power of the Holy ... who he had previously baptized, and asked him not to follow Joseph Smith, Taylor responded, “Before you left Canada ...