There are three common symbols of the Holy Spirit which are wind, fire, and the dove. This is the story … ...

On "Preach," Anthony SooHoo, S.J., draws on unexpected images from Celtic Christianity in his homily for Pentecost, Year C.

Ideas for fashioning them are developed from early Christian symbols, the Bible and ... symbol of purity and innocence. The dove also stands for the Holy Spirit, and is a reminder of the presence ...

says about the Christian meaning of the Holy Spirit and hypostases: "The Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit which came upon Mary with glad tidings (at the Annunciation), came upon Jesus in the form of a ...

But wait: What does all of this have to do with the Holy Spirit? Isn’t the third Person of the Holy Trinity represented as a gentle dove (as in ... goose as a fitting symbol for the Spirit.

Christian churches around the world celebrate Pentecost, the feast of the gift of the Holy ... of the Spirit. A lovely, tame Spirit we too often imagine Her to be, the gentle Dove of Peace.