Note that, though in the Gospels the Holy Spirit appears in the form of a dove (e.g., at the Baptism of Jesus), Acts speaks only of tongues of fire at Pentecost.

2. “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price.

Second, when God the Son become flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, he was, in time, born by the power of the Holy Spirit who overshadowed her (cf. Luke 1:35).

In other words, the Holy Spirit is God's presence with us today. At one time, God came to us as a man: Jesus Christ, who was God in human flesh. But now God comes to us through His Spirit, who ...

Say “Holy Spirit,” and most imagine a dove or tongues of fire gently descending. But the Celts envisioned something wilder: a goose in flight—honking across the sky, untamed and impossible ...

Sunday, May 9, is the Sixth Sunday of Easter. Mass Readings: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; Psalm 98:1-4; 1 John 4:7-10; John 15:9-17. Welcome to the Sixth Sunday of Easter. We are getting very ...

Pastor Jack Hills of Orange County, California, explains Bible verse John 14:26-27, and says Jesus told his followers the Holy Spirit will teach all things and be a remembrance of him.

When we receive the power to become children of God, the Holy Spirit comes to dwell in us. Jesus says: “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.” (John 6:56 ...

Imagine walking through life without the Holy Spirit. No inner guide. No advocate. No quiet voice in your spirit convicting ...

Thank God that He doesn't live in some far-off part of the universe but is with us by His Holy Spirit. Ask God to control you and guide you by His Spirit every day, and draw you closer to Himself ...