‘You Will Receive Power’

‘You Will Receive Power’

This article is condensed from Dr. Mary Healy’s talk at Renewal Ministries’ online Pentecost Mission, which you can view on our YouTube channel. A Shattering Event Jesus began his public ministry with this simple message: “The kingdom of God is at hand....

A New Pentecost: Why Now?

Pope John XXIII implored the whole Church to pray in preparation for the Council, asking God to send us a “new Pentecost,” and Benedict XVI called for the whole Church to pray for a renewal of Baptism and confirmation and be “baptized in the Spirit.” For more than 40...

The Confirmation/Pentecost Connection

The following post is excerpted from a paper Ralph Martin presented in Rome this week for the fiftieth anniversary of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. You can read the entire paper here. As I’ve spoken to youth ministers, religious education directors, and pastors in...