Tag: Holy Spirit
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Veni, Respiratio Spiritus!
“And with that he breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’ ” (John 20:22). I recall hearing this verse on Easter II 2020, and how it tickled my ears in a new way; even moreso in 2021, with a year-plus under my belt of living and attempting to minister in the world of…
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The Rite of Sending: “You like me! Right now, you like ME!”
Since the 92nd Academy Awards just aired, I have been drawn to reminisce over the 57th Academy Awards — decades ago in 1985! At this Awards ceremony the actress Sally Field gushed the now famous exclamation, “You like me! Right now, you like me!,” as she clutched the Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of…
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The Fruit of the Spirit: A Pentecost Novena
It is important to note that St. Paul speaks of one fruit of the Spirit, not many different fruits. This fruit has different sections, or segments, like a citrus fruit, similar to the way that the novena itself is truly one large prayer.
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Unnecessary Impoverishments Part 4: Quenching the Tuneful Spirit (or…a Tale of Two Texts)
“… this is what I call the ‘pasta’ approach to hymn tunes: that, by and large, the tunes don’t contribute all that much, since it is the text that provides the real flavor, the ‘sauce’ of the hymn.”
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The Holy Spirit and the Liturgical Year
The Solemnity of the Annunciation is, in emphasis, a Marian feast and, of course, a celebration of the Incarnation. The Holy Spirit takes a back seat.
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Spirit and Freedom
The Spirit of Pentecost is within us as we walk our journey, offering us strength as we ask courageous questions.
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Spirit Song for Japan
A song by Teresa Berger with Lorna Collingridge
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Listen for the breath of God
Today is my son’s baptismal anniversary: he was baptized on Sept 10, 2006. I thought I’d republish this post I wrote on my personal blog when he was an infant as a commemoration.
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On the Holy Spirit
I have for many years meditated on the meaning of Pentecost with a beautiful text by Karl Rahner.