Tweetecost Continued: Shorter definitions of Pentecost
How would you define the Third Person of the Trinity in 100 words or less?
How would you define the Third Person of the Trinity in 100 words or less?
“Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. Even on the male and female slaves, in those days, I will pour out my spirit.”
Whatever you make of this television series or its specific points of view, its value as a tool for theological and spiritual reflection has proven to be high.
A huge sigh of relief from here at the Cafe as we see posts are showing up on Facebook again, though not as regularly as
It’s a unique moment in the bishop-making process.
But why did the Holy Spirit not come to them while Christ was present, rather than immediately after his departure? Instead, although Christ ascended on the fortieth day, the Spirit came to them when the day of Pentecost had come. . . . It was necessary for them to have a longing for the event, and so receive the grace. For this reason Christ himself departed, and then the Spirit came.
As a parish priest, husband, father, and ever aspiring pianist, the one counsel that has captivated me most recently has been the vow of chastity. It has spoken most deeply to my perfectionistic desire to control outcomes in every relationship in my life — far beyond its often narrow interpretation regarding fidelity in sexual conduct.