National Catholic Reporter: How can we get to know the Holy Spirit — and what pronoun should we use?
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 ...
How can we get to know the Holy Spirit — and what pronoun should we use?
America Magazine: Pope Francis: Understanding the Holy Spirit, from the Old Testament to today
Pope Francis: Understanding the Holy Spirit, from the Old Testament to today
Is the holy spirit a person or a force? Replace myths and misconceptions with facts. Learn the meanings of the original-language words ruach and pneuma.
The Holy Spirit—God’s Active Force ACCORDING to the Trinity doctrine, the holy spirit is the third person of a Godhead, equal to the Father and to the Son. As the book Our Orthodox Christian Faith says: “The Holy Spirit is totally God.” In the Hebrew Scriptures, the word most frequently used for “spirit” is ruʹach, meaning “breath; wind; spirit.” In the Greek Scriptures, the ...
WHEN you hear the terms “soul” and “spirit,” what comes to your mind? Many believe that these words mean something invisible and immortal that exists inside us. They think that at death this invisible part of a human leaves the body and lives on. Since this belief is so widespread, many are surprised to learn that it is not at all what the Bible teaches. What, then, is the soul, and ...