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

But it's also a symbol of the Holy Spirit; the olive branch ... doves were thought to bring rain. And to some California tribes, like the Miwok, the dove represented foolishness and naivete.

The Holy Spirit reveals himself to each of us through signs that would appear to anyone else to be nothing more than ...

After the rain subsided, Noah used two species ... I didn’t! Furthermore, the dove symbolizes the Holy Spirit and hope in the secular world. In Noah’s case, the dove represents his family ...

The symbol of the Holy Spirit that comes to mind the most is the dove (Matthew 3:16; Mark 1:10; Luke 3:22, and John 1:32). Remarkably, the three persons of the Trinity come into view with the ...

The ornithological metaphor is usually traced back to Luke 3:22 when, at Jesus' baptism by John in the Jordan, we are told that "the holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove." ...

This Friday, she’ll have the holy spirit in her hands serving as this year’s dove bearer in the annual Epiphany celebration. “It’s a symbolism but I truly believe the holy spirit does come ...