Traditionally people in churches wear red on Pentecost. It is a church celebration of when the flames of fire were seen on the heads of people. The winds blew and it was a day much different than others. Pentecost (Pent = 5) is fifty days after Easter. It is also ten days after the ascension of Jesus into heaven. At that time Jesus told the disciples and followers to go to Jerusalem and wait for the Holy Spirit to be sent to them. They did as he said and when the day arrived it was very...

We are still celebrating Easter. The church refers to these fifty days of Easter as Eastertide in which we hear stories from Scripture, and other sources, that tell of the resurrection of Christ. It is during this time that people become amazed at what was seen by them. Disciples in a locked room visited by Jesus. People on a walk to Emmaus traveling with, the then unidentified, Jesus. Disciples fishing and then having breakfast prepared for them on the shore by Jesus. A doubting Thomas...

Saint Benedict of Nursia is often referred to as the Saint that established the greatest rule for a community of believers. Believers who are in monasteries and convents and believers who are in homes and families. Since the sixth century he has asked the key question we still ask today: What is life’s ultimate meaning and destination? What are we all about? His answer to both was a question: “Are we living a life of humility to reach our heavenly home?” Saint Benedict advised people that the...