In the New Testament, the Holy Spirit is specifically mentioned as coming in the form of a dove. This occurs during Jesus’ baptism where it is written, “the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form, as a dove” (Luke 3:22).
Why a dove?
Following is a reflection on preparing young people for the Sacrament of Confirmation:
In the high school chapel, young people are meditating. A song rises spontaneously. Then silence. A song springs up again: “The Holy Spirit is given to us…”
The last preparatory meeting for confirmation has just ended. We who are accompanying these youths are both surprised and moved by this improvised praise. Something has taken place during these times of preparation; something which is beyond us.
The Vatican has postponed a trip by Pope Francis to war-torn South Sudan planned for later this year, which the pontiff had hoped to undertake together with Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby
Vatican spokesman Greg Burke told journalists Tuesday that while the trip is still being considered it is “not for this year.” Burke did not say when the trip, which had been tentatively planned for October, might now take place.
Francis answers the workers of steel industry Ilva: he quotes the first article of the Italian Constitution: “We can say that depriving people of work or exploiting them with unworthy or badly paid jobs is unconstitutional”.
Virgin May is reserved as a month in which the faithful honor Mary, the Mother of God. As a student at Sacred Heart School in Bennington, each May we took part in the “May Crowning,” a ceremony in which a statue of Mary would be crowned with a wreath of flowers. It was a way to honor her presence and remember our devotion to her. The ceremony was followed by a “Living Rosary,” in which each student would take one prayer of the Rosary. In my sixth-grade year, I was designated by Sister of St.
Stories of coexistence between believers in Christ and followers of Islam. Journey to the North of the African Country, where Missionary of the Consolata support and strengthen the good ties that unite the faithful of the two religions
The Greek letters have a deep and ancient meaning.
It is common in Christian art to find two Greek letters: the alpha (Α) and omega (Ω). These two letters have an ancient history in Christianity and are rooted in the book of Revelation, where God says, “‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty” (Revelation 1:8).
This story begins in the early 1970s, when a very holy man, Richard Blaney, with a group of others, began to organize Rosary Marches in downtown, Madison, WI. Recall the liberal reputation Madison possesses. Some, jokingly, call it 77 square miles surrounded by reality.
In the high school chapel, young people are meditating. A song rises spontaneously. Then silence. A song springs up again: “The Holy Spirit is given to us…”
The last preparatory meeting for confirmation has just ended. We who are accompanying these youths are both surprised and moved by this improvised praise. Something has taken place during these times of preparation; something which is beyond us.
Francis at Santa Marta explains the “topography” of the Christian life and its three points of reference: memory of the first encounter with God, prayer and “going” on mission to proclaim Jesus
