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Like improvising musicians, the Holy Spirit is the energy that makes the transcendent connection and divine co-creation necessary for beautiful music, says Fr. Daniel Horan.

Here are 50 Bible verses about the Holy Spirit: 1. “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” — 2 Corinthians 3:17 Advertisement ...

In other words, when we see that phrasing it is a signal of God's proximity to creation, drawing near to the world and creating it, molding it, giving it life (e.g., Genesis 1:2; Genesis 2:7; etc.).

So the Spirit of God is the breath of God. Genesis 1:2 says that God had breathed his very breath (Spirit) into Adam. But Adam lost this gift by sinning and died spiritually.

Every Sunday, we proclaim that “I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life.” I would love to hear some homilists unpack that text. From the very first pages of the Bible, it is ...

WE round off the Easter Season with the solemnity of Pentecost. The coming down of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples is an essential component of Jesus’ victory. The gospel narration (John 20: ...

The Holy Spirit helps us discern the word of God and helps us recall to memory the scriptures from the Bible so we as believers can testify to unbelievers about Jesus.