A bird or a flame. Traditionally, these are the most common images used as metaphors for the Holy Spirit. The ornithological metaphor is usually traced back to Luke 3:22 when, at Jesus' baptism by ...

Say “Holy Spirit,” and most imagine a dove or tongues of fire gently descending. But the Celts envisioned something wilder: a goose in flight—honking across the sky, untamed and impossible ...

Fr. Daniel P. Horan notes that "Holy Spirit atheism" has real and practical consequences. We need to remember the Lord, the giver of life, he says.

“The Spirit is the dove of peace who calms us, the gift giver who equips us, the river of living water who flows out of us to refresh the world.” Max Lucado – “Help Is Here” ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Every year, a girl from St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral’s choir is selected to be the dove bearer at the Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs. This year, the dove bearer ...

" The Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit which came upon Mary with glad tidings (at the Annunciation), came upon Jesus in the form of a dove at his baptism, came upon the apostles after Jesus was raised, ...

The Rev. Skip Heitzig stressed the importance of the Holy Spirit at the European Congress on Evangelism, hosted by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, in Berlin, Germany, on May 27-30, 2025.

A Homily for Pentecost Sunday Readings: Acts 2:1-11 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23 The Holy Spirit has no face, but he does have a gaze. We can warm to, and benefit from, images of Christ.