by Holy Spirit Parish | Apr 10, 2017 | News, Pope Francis
“On Palm Sunday, April 9, 2017, Pope Francis exhorted to contemplate Jesus “not only in paintings, or photographs, or even in videos” but “in many of our brothers and sisters . . . who are suffering.” “Jesus is in them, in each of them, and with a disfigured...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Apr 10, 2017 | News
“In 1970, there was one priest for every 800 Catholics in the United States. Today, that number has more than doubled, with one priest for every 1,800 Catholics. Globally, the situation is worse. The number of Catholics per priest increased from 1,895 in 1980 to...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Apr 3, 2017 | News, Pope Francis
“‘While there’s the atmosphere of the tomb, instead the Lord wants to open the way of life, the encounter with Him, trust in Him, the resurrection of the heart, the way of ”Get up! Get up! Come outside!’ Below is a Zenit translation of the Pope’s homily given...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Apr 3, 2017 | News
“The Catholic bishops of Mali are asking the general public to help secure the release of a nun who was kidnapped in the country February 7th. Sister Cecilia Argoti Narvaez was originally from Colombia but worked in Mali until she was kidnapped earlier this...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Mar 27, 2017 | Catholic News Agency, News
A veteran Vatican official praised EWTN foundress Mother Angelica as a pioneer of the New Evangelization, saying the way in which the Church speaks to the men and women of today wouldn’t be the same without her influence. “I think Mother Angelica was a New...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Mar 27, 2017 | Catholic News Agency, News, Pope Francis
On Sunday Pope Francis said Lent is a key time to open ourselves to the light of Christ and let go of all the “false lights” that lead us away from him, taking us instead down a path of darkness marked by our own selfishness. “If now I were to ask you, do you believe...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Mar 20, 2017 | Pope Francis, Vatican News
“On Sunday Pope Francis said that Lent is the perfect time to remind ourselves of the life-giving water we received at our Baptism, turning away from things of the world, which ultimately leave us unsatisfied. “The water that gives eternal life has been poured...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Mar 20, 2017 | News
“Raymond Arroyo has an impressive resume. He’s a New York Times bestselling author several times over. He’s an award-winning journalist and producer. And his weekly EWTN show, The World Over Live, reaches more than 350 million global households and 500 U.S....
by Holy Spirit Parish | Mar 14, 2017 | News, Pope Francis
“In his brief homily at a Roman parish Sunday, Pope Francis reflected on the beautiful faces of Jesus during the Transfiguration and the Resurrection, saying they give us the hope and courage needed to handle the face that comes between the two: the face of the...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Mar 14, 2017 | News, Vatican News
“She begged and scrounged for food in the forest; she drank water from a stream with dead bodies in it; she wrapped grass on her feet in order to walk long distances in the hot sun in order to survive, facing starvation and malnourishment, all before the age of...
