Depiction of the Christian Holy Spirit as a dove, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, in the apse of Saint Peter's Basilica (Wikimedia) This week on Jesuitical, Zac and Ashley are joined by Chris Hadley, S.J., ...
Sometimes we cannot see the infinite possibilities because we are looking at ourselves. We can look to the Holy Spirit.
Throughout history, every mighty move of God—every awakening, revival, and spiritual reformation—has been marked by the manifest presence of the Holy Spirit. Where the Spirit is welcomed and honored, ...
In the New Testament, the divine Spirit of God, the Holy Ghost, becomes more personal. He now comes to be sealed within the believer. Ephesians 1:13: “…in whom also after that ye believed, ye were ...
As I mentioned in my last column, I'm focusing a series of columns on the Holy Spirit over the next few weeks. Next I want to invite us to consider how and where we are to find the divine presence of ...
The Holy Spirit might be called the “faceless God,” though we do not say that because it denigrates. We see the face as the portal to the soul, even if we sometimes fail to read what truly lies inside ...
When the cardinals gather in the Pauline Chapel and process to the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin the process of choosing a new pope, they call upon the assistance of the Holy Spirit as they sing ...
Sunday, May 28, is Pentecost Sunday. Mass readings: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23. What a wondrous and challenging feast we celebrate at ...
In this issue, the Promised Messiah (as) explains the status of the Holy Prophet (sa) and the miracles he displayed.
Pope Benedict XVI returned, for a third time this week, to the figure of St. Paul during his weekly General Audience catechesis. The Holy Father reflected on St. Paul’s writings on the Holy Spirit ...
The Gospel reading this Sunday ought to be familiar to most churchgoers. Every First Sunday of Lent, we hear proclaimed a version of Jesus' time in the desert following his baptism in the Jordan by ...