What are the Gifts of the Holy Spirit About?

July 9, 2025

By Father Fred Edlefsen

As we enter Ordinary Time – the Season after Pentecost – I will write a brief article for each Sunday bulletin about the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, the Virtues, and...Read more

What is the Holy Spirit’s Gift of Wisdom?

July 5, 2025

By Father Fred Edlefsen

The Holy Spirit’s Gifts are supernatural yet subtle “depositions” given at Baptism and more deeply at Confirmation, along with the “theological virtues” of faith, hope, and love. Wisdom is usually the...Read more

Catholicism spreads amongst young Britons longing for 'something deeper'

By Muvija M and Sarah Young
June 19, 2025
Read the full article. Summary Survey finds churchgoing has increased among the young Churches say more young men attending services Pope Francis helped to open the church, leaders say LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - Twenty-three-year-old Joshua Steel found a "great...Read more

WHAT IS MASS?

A Reflection on the Body and Blood of Christ
June 17, 2025

By Fr. Frederick Edlefsen

J.R.R. Tolkien wrote this in a letter to his son Michael, dated November 1, 1963: “You speak of ‘sagging faith,’ however… The only cure for sagging faith is Communion. Though always...Read more

A FUNNY THING ABOUT THE TRINITY

Skunks and Evolution
June 9, 2025

by Fr. Frederick Edlefsen

“Until the 1960s, all of the spotted skunks found across the United States were considered to be the same species. Then Rodney Mead, a graduate student at the University of...Read more
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