Have you “retained” the sins of anyone who has harmed you in some way? If so, would you be a freer person if you forgave them?

We live in a world in which power is the greatest and most valuable form of currency. People seek it, steal it, fight for it, and kill for it. The most heinous and desperate acts known to history come from the quest for power.

When I think of Pentecost, I think of teaching my younger daughter to ride her bike. It was about this time of year many years ago that she was ready to try riding without training wheels.

At the wake of the priest who had died suddenly, I overheard among those standing around sadly that they felt he had "walked the talk." That is an interesting expression.

We ask for the forgiveness the Spirit of God gives us.

At Pentecost . . . . like the limbs of a single   body, the separated members of the human race would be restored to unity by being joined to Christ, their common head, and welded into the oneness of a holy body by the fire of love.