Here the Spirit enters as purifying fire ... shirt of flame” from which we cannot find escape may simply be the Lord’s embrace, his burning, purifying love at work in our lives. Why must the ...

This is confirmation season. While some of our candidates receive this great sacrament in the fall or winter, the vast ...

Let’s consider two aspects of this feast. The reading from Acts 2 speaks of the Holy Spirit using two images: rushing wind and tongues of fire. Notice how today’s text from Acts says “there ...

They were baptised with the Holy Spirit and fire but Peter went ahead to baptise them with water. Heaven had put a seal, but Peter ignored it. We are told in Ephesians 1:13-14, “[13] In whom ye ...

The book brings together the contributions of 17 members of the STM faculty to present contemporary understandings of the Holy Spirit in the life of the church. The contributions range from scripture ...