The Holy Ghost appeared at times under the form of a dove, and again under the form of tongues of fire; for, being a pure spirit without ... is called Whitsunday, or Pentecost.

(Luke 12:49). At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descends as “tongues of fire,” filling the Apostles and symbolizing divine communion (Acts 2:3-4). In these cases, fire represents the Spirit and ...

The Father sent the Son at the very moment the Holy ... Then on Pentecost, after the Ascension, the Father and Son send a fuller outpouring of the Spirit, who descends like tongues of fire ...

Because my love is simple as a window And knows no shame of original dust, I longed all night, (when I was visible) for dawn my death: When I would marry day, my Holy Spirit ... And when Your flame ...

surrounded by tongues of fire that recall the outpouring of the gifts of the Holy Spirit of Wisdom (sapientia) that mark the first Pentecost. A laurel wreath surrounding the names of the disciplines ...

Denzel Washington revealed, “I bit my tongue almost half-off a few months ago.” “It’s affecting my speech. It forces me to slow down. I have to use it,” the 70-year-old actor shared ...

Roche, who has made a name for himself with his work on iconic religious sites like Chartres cathedral in recent years, is ...

Wesley Hill’s small volume about Easter is a beautiful and useful invitation to be shocked anew by the central event of our faith.

President Cyril Ramaphosa took aim at United States President Donald Trump in his State of the Nation Address (SoNA), which can have dire consequences for South Africa. Ramaphosa delivered his ...

The date of Pentecost is determined by that of Easter, for, according to the Bible, it was seven weeks following Jesus’ Resurrection that He sent the Holy Spirit to the Apostles and other Christian ...