The vessel had to be holy in order for the art to be more true. But if the Spirit was going to teach me what was true, then what was true about us as humans could come from anywhere.

But the Spirit who hovered over the waters to put order into the world at its creation does not resign himself to the disorder of sin. No, he comes “to renew the face of the earth.” Starting ...

Today's Gospel speaks of how Jesus was dismissed by those in His hometown: "Is this not the carpenter's son?" they say, with a tone of scorn. They could not reconcile the ordinary with the ...

In Matthew 3:16, a dove was used as a holy messenger that appeared when Jesus was baptized to communicate that Jesus was the son of God and loved; this is also in Genesis 8:11 and Luke 3:22.

The ornithological metaphor is usually traced back to Luke 3:22 when, at Jesus' baptism by John in the Jordan, we are told that "the holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove." ...

The Holy Spirit is like water. Water fills all things; it is gentle like dew or strong like a flood; it seeps into what will let it, bringing life, and pushes aside what will not.

Here are 50 Bible verses about the Holy Spirit: 1. “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” — 2 Corinthians 3:17 Advertisement ...

“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 ...

As Catholics and Orthodox Christians around the world prepare to celebrate Holy Week, culminating in a joint celebration of Easter, the Register presents five of Tissot’s works that reflect ...