Posts Tagged ‘Holy Spirit’
Pentecost Meditation on the Holy Spirit (PART II)
An Example From Church History Even in Church history, this problem of not appreciating the Holy Spirit’s presence and importance in daily Christian life existed! St. Augustine (A.D. 354-430) recognized the lack of theological study regarding the Holy Spirit and His mission even in his own day. “Many books have been written by scholarly and…
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The Gift of God “It is the gift of the Holy Spirit Who makes us like the Son and puts us in a filial relationship with the Father: in the one Spirit through Christ we have access to the Father.” -Pope John Paul II (cf. Ephesians 2:18) When someone offers another person a gift, the…
Read MoreThe Grace with which the Holy Spirit Fills Devout Souls
“Grace, finally, qualifies man for all good, smooths the way to Heaven, makes the yoke of Christ sweet and light, cures man of his infirmities and lightens his burdens, so that he is enabled to run in the path of virtue.” -Ven. Louis of Granada God’s fatherly providence, of which we have just been treating,…
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