(Jong-Won Heo / Moment / Getty Images) This is an edited version of ... by the gentle recreative breath and dexterity of the Holy Spirit, God’s purpose to be with us in Christ cannot be thwarted ...

"The tongues of fire as recounted by St. Luke in the Acts of the Apostles remind us that God is alive, his Spirit is not stagnant, but dynamic, constantly reinvigorating and igniting the Church ...