A bird or a flame. Traditionally, these are the most common images used as metaphors for the Holy Spirit. The ornithological metaphor is usually traced back to Luke 3:22 when, at Jesus' baptism by ...

Exploring John 14–16, this article delves into Jesus’ farewell discourse to reveal the often-misunderstood Holy Spirit—God’s ...

The Holy Spirit is turned into a janitor when the Lord Jesus commands, “Repent and believe” and “Go and teach all the nations,” but the Church’s shepherds confuse the faithful with ...

In celebrating the great solemnity of Pentecost today, the church turns her mind to consider perhaps the most mysterious, and ...

Some cardinals use Holy Spirit-accessing rituals that sound a bit like cognitive behavioral therapy. Pope Benedict XVI said it’s more like a “good educator” who doesn’t pick the pope but ...

Charisms are one of the ways in which the Holy Spirit builds up the Church, renews her, and brings her back to the fresh waters of the interior life. The Catechism gives some guidance: ...