The symbolic meaning of fire and water

Be ready for Mass this Pentecost Sunday! Opening the Word columnist Catherine Cavadini reflects on the two scriptural symbols of the Holy Spirit: Fire and water. In Acts, the apostles recall the “tongues of fire” that rested on the heads of Mary

Come, Holy Spirit: Make us human again

Columnist Kathryn Jean Lopez: “Imagine a Pentecost there, where people reach out in loving and prophetic ways that go beyond Twitter or Facebook or wherever we are congregating. Imagine a place where there is truth-telling in love, in the tradition of St.

Living radical kindness this Pentecost

Kathryn Jean Lopez shares a few anecdotes about looking beyond a person’s sinfulness and instead recognizing our own failings. She writes: “We all have struggles. We all sin. Let us approach Divine Mercy together. Do we ever unintentionally make people feel like