It was nearly noon, and the sun bore down with unforgiving heat. I remained tucked inside my air-conditioned, tinted car, watching my colleague, Kevin Francis, pacing the Cathedral of St John the ...

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful and enkindle in them the fire of thy love.

The blessing of holy water usually takes place on Sunday, in keeping with the rite given in the Sacramentary. But when the blessing of water takes place outside Mass, the rite given here may be ...