We can experience the Holy Spirit by becoming attuned to the Spirit's movement in our experiences, says Fr. Daniel P. Horan. We just might find that she defies our preconceived notions of God.

Like improvising musicians, the Holy Spirit is the energy that makes the transcendent connection and divine co-creation necessary for beautiful music, says Fr. Daniel Horan.

Before the cardinals entered the conclave to select the next pope, they first celebrated a special Mass. Then they chanted the “Veni, Sancte Spiritus” (Come Holy Spirit) as they paraded into ...

A papal conclave blends the political and the spiritual, cardinals and theologians say. Here, in Catholic belief, is how the Holy Spirit fits in.

Leading a Christian life means living a life guided by the power of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit living in us and through us helps us to do the will of God.

Fortunately, the Holy Spirit is not constrained in the same ways we are. Sacraments connect us to God’s grace in concrete and visible ways, but they are not the only vehicles for grace.

In confirmation, the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are increased within a soul: wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, piety and fear of the Lord.

The Holy Spirit is like a strong driving wind, because the Holy Spirit has a clear direction and wants to take everyone there with it. A wind is an unseen force that refreshes; so is the Holy Spirit.

But to recognize the Spirit in our lives requires practice. Why not begin today? If you have time for one prayer today, make it this bold and dangerous one: What is the Holy Spirit saying to me today?

Thus the Spirit’s role should be understood in a much more elastic sense, not that he dictates the candidate for whom one must vote.