Fr. Andrew Ricci
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Three Great Things Pentecost: God’s power at work in our lives
The Holy Spirit profoundly transformed the disciples and sent them into the world with the Good News. May we today open our hearts to the Spirit as we seek to offer our lives in service of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Fr. Austin Fleming
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Homiletic Pastoral Review
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Basilica of the National Shrine
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Mission Impossible
Living the Christian life is like a Mission Impossible, but the power of the Holy Spirit makes the impossible possible. The power of the Holy Spirit enables believers to proclaim and live out the message of Jesus Christ, making the impossible possible and the unachievable accessible.
Dominican Blackfriars
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The Dominican Friars in Britain 
Bishop Robert Barron
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Fr. Charles E. Irvin
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bigccatholics.blogspot.com The “Work” of the Holy Spirit
The “work” of the Holy Spirit, His mission to us, is to bring our unredeemed humanity into the life of God. He is the “Vivifier,” the One who gives us Life, the One who brings us into interactions with the Living God. The Holy Spirit is present within us. He dwells within us. He is the re-creating, rejuvenating gift of God’s presence within. We are temples of the Holy Spirit, the same Spirit that created the world in the first place and gave us God’s life within us. It is for us to allow ourselves to become aware of His presence, to take the time and make the place where we can be aware of that inner presence of God. God offers, we respond. But nothing happens unless and until we respond. And how do we respond? By receiving, by being open and inviting, by being at the disposal of God, by being available to God.
Fr. Joe Jagodensky, SDS
Pentecost Sunday
Seven Reasons to Love the Holy Spirit
In the list of Catholic holidays, Pentecost has got to be right up there after Christmas. Christmas brings new life to our broken world and Pentecost gives us seven gifts to keep that new life alive. Instead of calling them gifts, I think a more powerful word is seven tools. Tools are meant to be used. The Holy Spirit gives each of us seven special tools that are used in any circumstance, situation; whether distressing or joyful.
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Outpouring of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit has always existed right from the beginning, from the time of creation all through the history of the Israelites. But what happened in the Acts of the Apostle can be termed the OUTPOURING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT or an abundance of the Holy Spirit. This outpouring renewed the face of the Earth. They were gathered in Jerusalem on that day, according to what is written in the Acts of the Apostles: “devout Jews of every nation under heaven” (Acts 2: 5). Here is made manifest the characteristic gift of the Holy Spirit: all understood the words of the Apostles: “each one heard these men speaking his own language” (Acts 2: 6).
Fr. George Smiga
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Faith Is an Explosion of Power
Faith is not a mental exercise played between the expected confines of the routine. Faith is an explosion of power lived in urgency and enthusiasm. The English word enthusiasm comes from two Greek words which mean “God dwells within.” So let us, as followers of Jesus, live our lives in thankfulness and generosity, so that we can feel the awesome power of the God who dwells in our hearts.
Ascension (Year B) Homilies
The Kiss of the Spirit
The Holy Kiss of God
Engagement with the World
The Spirit for the Future
Fr. Anthony Ekpunobi, C.M.
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Msgr. Joseph Pellegrino
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Pentecost, the Beginning of the Now
Ever since I was ordained, I have put the words, Come Spirit, at the top of each page of my homilies to call upon him and to remind myself that preaching has got to be the work of the Holy Spirit, not my work. At the same time, it reminds me that I have to do the prayer and work that allows the Holy Spirit to work through me.
How about you? Do you recognize the times that you have been open to the
Holy Spirit and the times that you have ignored his prompting?
Msgr. Charles Pope
Pentecost Sunday
The readings today speak to us of the Holy Spirit in three ways: the portraits of the Spirit, the proclamation of the Spirit, and the propagation by the Spirit.
I. The Portraits of the Spirit
II. The Proclamation of the Spirit
III. The Propagation by the Spirit
Bishop John Louis
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Homilies of Bishop John Louis Fr. Michael Chua
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michaelckw.blogspot.com 
Life Issues
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Holy Spirit Ears
Proclaim Sermons
Experiencing the Holy Spirit is a community event, not a moment of private spirituality. Communication requires community participation, both of speakers and listeners. Speakers need listeners if they are to be understood.
Surprised by God (Pentecost)
Proclaim Sermons
Pentecost is, above all else, a gracious surprise.
From Death to Life
Proclaim Sermons
Our Christian celebration of Pentecost – remembering the Holy Spirit and the infant church – turns a harvest of death, the old way of living, into a harvest of life, an alternative way to live and love.
The Holy Spirit’s Resume. (Pentecost)
Proclaim Sermons
Christ gives his disciples the Spirit on the first Easter evening, but the story of the Spirit in the world goes back to creation. The Spirit was active among God’s people before Christ’s coming, and accompanied and empowered Christ in his ministry. Arisen, Christ gives the Spirit to the church, with authority to reprove sin and call sinners to faith in his saving work.
SOURCE: LifeIssues.net Homily Archive
Fr. Phil Bloom
Pentecost Sunday
Like a Rhizome
Bottom line: The Holy Spirit like a rhizome manifests himself in gifts of service and sacraments.
RELATED HOMILIES:
2017: Life in Christ Week 8: Source of Power
2016: Led by the Spirit
2015: Disciple Makers Week 8: Holy Spirit Make It Possible
2014: Practical Sign of Hope
2013: Even Greater Things
2012: Our First, Most Cherished Liberty
2011: It Was the Holy Ghost
2010: The Power of the Holy Spirit
2009: The Soul’s Most Welcome Guest
2008: Double Gift
2007: With You Always
2006: He Testifies to the Truth
2005: The Greatest Unused Power
2004: A Man Open to the Holy Spirit
2003: To Drink of One Spirit
2002: Healing of Memories
2001: Hateful Comparisons & Precious Gifts
2000: The Spirit & The Flesh
1999: Each in His Native Language
1998: Empty Rites?
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Proud to be Catholic
When we see this enormous change in Peter, we can ask ourselves, “Are we like Peter in the Gospels, afraid to be seen as someone associated with Jesus, or like Peter in Acts, not afraid to be persecuted when known to be a follower of Jesus?” Again and again elsewhere, I have heard this motto, “Proud to be Catholic.” On this Pentecost day, we can ask ourselves, are we proud to be Catholic. Which Peter are we like? Peter in the Gospels or Peter in Acts after receiving the Holy Spirit? Obviously, our ideal is to be like Peter in Acts after receiving the Holy Spirit, no longer afraid of being associated with Jesus but proud to be seen to be with Jesus, proud to be Catholic. If we are not yet proud to be seen with Jesus, proud to be Catholic, we need to pray for more of the Holy Spirit in our lives, to pray for more of what Peter received at Pentecost. Fortitude is one of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. Certainly, in this culture we need fortitude to be Catholic.
Fr. John Kavanaugh, S.J.
Pentecost Sunday
Solidarity and Courage
If we are bereft of a strong sense of unity and purpose, with what do we confront a culture that has enthroned enlightened self-interest? With what do we challenge a world that has reduced men and women to pawns of ideology? With what arms of virtue and belief do we address the heartbreaking slaughter in war-torn regions today?
In our own postmodern way, we are still the pre-Pentecost church, huddled in fear of each other as well as of the world at large. How true it is that we long once again for the “lover of the poor, the light of human hearts, the kind guide and giver of gifts, the gracious visitor who eases our toils, the consoler with cool grace and light in darkness, the warmer of our hearts and healer of our wounds, the gift of joy and absolver of sins.”
Bishop Frank Schuster
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Babel and Pentecost
What is the answer to the curse of Babel? The answer to Babel is the feast we celebrate today, Pentecost! On Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descended on the disciples like fire. On Pentecost, all present were able to speak in hundreds of different languages, mirroring Babel, but with one important difference, they could understand each other. You know, for me, a fitting way of appreciating the miracle of Pentecost is attending a mass in another country and in a different language. You don’t have to know the language to understand the meaning of all the prayers. It is truly remarkable.
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