Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, located at 725 Ninth Avenue Southwest, has served the community of Moose Jaw for over 100 years. The Very Reverend Father Gerasim Power has been appointed priest in charge of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, succeeding Archpriest Father John Bingham, who retired after 11 years as head of the parish. Archbishop Irénée […]
As we continue our journey through Lent, our task is to keep our attention on the paschal mystery of the Lord Jesus Christ, namely his passion, death and resurrection. We are called to direct all that we do towards this singular and moving mystery. As we try to understand this mystery, we are guided by […]
We have heard about God the Son and God the Father in previous episodes. In this video, Pastor Ted Wilson talks about the Third Person of the Trinity. He is invisible but existent—God the Holy Spirit. Our fifth fundamental belief says, “God the Eternal Spirit was active with the Father and the Son in creation, […]
Salvation occurs when we trust Jesus as our Savior. He forgives us, transforms us and considers us righteous. At this time we are redeemed, and though we continue to struggle against sin, it is a defeated enemy. Then, over time, our service, gifts, and love for God should naturally become greater. Unfortunately, many Christians sit […]
IIt drives me crazy to read any article or book where the Holy Spirit is mentioned as a nebulous force or energy! The Holy Spirit is not some force or an “it”. An “it” cannot teach you. An “it” cannot comfort you, sustain you, or guide you to all truth! And that’s what Jesus said […]
This incredible story will inspire young and old. Recently, Brother Mike Herlihey, a Capuchin friar, shared on Facebook a wonderful conversation he had with a 12-year-old girl, Sara Marques, about the Holy Spirit, and a letter she had sent to Fr. Christmas. You might think that a spiritual conversation and a letter to Santa Claus […]
A few months ago, I listened to a Clubhouse chat moderated by Adrian Barker, UK watchband supplier and YouTube watch vlogger, on the topic of ‘The Holy Trinity’, which as any watch enthusiast knows. , refers to the Patek Triumvirate. Philippe (PP), Audemars Piguet (AP) and Vacheron Constantin (VC). It is widely believed that these […]
MEADVILLE, Pa. (PRWEB) November 19, 2021 “God the Holy Spirit”: a powerful exploration of what is known from the third part of the Holy Trinity. “God the Holy Spirit” is the creation of published author Dr. Mae Smalls Glover, who received a Doctor of Divinity degree in June 2020. Dr. Glover shares, “Every Christian who […]
MEADVILLE, Pennsylvania., November 19, 2021 / PRNewswire-PRWeb / – “God the Holy Spirit”: a powerful exploration of what is known about the third part of the Holy Trinity. “God the Holy Spirit” is the creation of published author Dr. Mae Smalls Glove, who obtained a doctorate in theology in june 2020. Dr. Glover shares: “Every […]
Through Oscar Amaechina, Opinion contributor | Thursday, September 30, 2021 I recently observed that the least known person in the Trinity is the Holy Spirit. Lack of knowledge of the Holy Spirit could also be responsible for the lack of revival in churches around the world. In 2009, Barna Group conducted a study which found […]
The GPS was in place, and I left for a meeting in an unfamiliar part of town. I was confident that “Pearl” would sail and deliver to me just in time. After a number of twists and turns, she said, “you have arrived at your destination”. Well, that didn’t look like my destination! Parked in […]
This is another part of a series of excerpts from “What Every Christian Should Know About the Trinity,” published by the High Street Press of the MBC (visit highstreet.press). In some ways, the Holy Spirit is the neglected, if not forgotten, member of the Trinity. The biblical doctrines of foreknowledge, election, predestination, and adoption awaken […]
A 41-year-old mother of six Kenyans shocked last week when she left her 20-year marriage to “marry” the Holy Spirit. Elizabeth Nalema, a member of the Makutano Town Council in West Pokot County, was bound by a holy marriage with the Holy Spirit on Tuesday, May 25, in a “lavish” ceremony at Chelang’a Gardens , […]
Mgr. Joseph Prior By Mgr. Joseph Prior • Posted on May 28, 2021 (See the readings of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, May 30) Like most priests, I have had the great privilege of seeing many couples take their marriage vows. The normal course of preparation is for the couple to help prepare […]
In a bizarre incident, a 41-year-old mother of six stunned her husband and villagers in the town of Makutano, West Pokot County, when she decided to ‘marry’ the Holy Spirit . Mrs. Elizabeth Nalem, a councilwoman, stunned her husband Joshua Nalem when she held a brief ceremony at a local hotel in Makutano, where she […]
This weekend is Pentecost Sunday, the culmination of the “real time” of the Church year. The Christian church celebrates the fact that the Holy Spirit has been poured out on all nations. The “real time” of the feast of the half of the church year means that we are following the exact chronology of Jesus’ […]
The sculpted pediment (white marble) – representing the Holy Trinity – surmounting the high altar of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Antwerp. The church is the largest Gothic building in the Netherlands. iStock / manx_in_the_world The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Most Holy Trinity and the gift of the sacrament of […]
Hello from Fort Gibson, Oklahoma! I pray you have a good day. All glory to God, the Giver of all good things, the One who gives us hope “above the sun” in this life and the life to come. Two weeks ago, my article was about some reasons to believe in God. Last week I […]
“I too kneel in the streets of Myanmar and say stop the violence! I too stretch out my arms and say: let dialogue prevail! ”. “Blood doesn’t solve anything. May dialogue prevail ”. Vatican City (AsiaNews) – The Holy Spirit “reminds us of Jesus and makes him present to us, so that he does not […]
Each Christian is unique because the Holy Spirit inspires something new and original in each person, creating “an endless field of holiness,” Pope Francis said. “The one God, the Trinity of love, allows the variety of witnesses to flourish – all are equal in dignity, but also unique in the beauty that the Spirit wanted […]
VATICAN CITY – Every Christian is unique because the Holy Spirit inspires something new and original in each person, creating “an endless field of holiness,” Pope Francis said. “The one God, the Trinity of love, allows the variety of witnesses to flourish – all are equal in dignity, but also unique in the beauty that […]
Swedish Lutheran bishop and novelist Bo Giertz cites three things that help us have faith in Christ’s work for our salvation: the Word of God, the Holy Spirit, and our personal failure. In his collection of sermons, A Year of Grace, Vol. 1, translated by long-time commentator on this blog Bror Erickson, Giertz preaches the […]
“Now I’m going to the one who sent me, but none of you ask me, ‘Where are you going? Because I said these things, you are filled with sorrow. But I am telling you the truth: it is for your good that I am going. Unless I go, the Counselor will not come to you; […]
Reverend Steven Manskar, pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church in Grand Rapids, responds: “The symbol of Nicaea tells us that the Holy Spirit is ‘the Lord, who gives life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.’ The […]
When Paul went to Ephesus and asked the disciples if they were receiving the Holy Spirit, when they believed they replied, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit” (Acts 19). : 1-2). If such a question were to be asked of us today, the answer would most likely be, “Ah, […]
Celebrating the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity and the recent resumption of public Masses at St. Peter’s Church in Waldorf, Maryland, Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory joined the parish for Mass on June 7. It was the second weekend that parishes in southern Maryland opened their doors for public masses as local jurisdictions began to […]
“Be worthy of the flame that consumes you.” —Paul Claudel When a word is spoken, does something happen? Take the word hope, for example. When you hear it, is something calculated? In other words, will it mean extra-mental reality in your mind, or is it just sound and spelling? Samuel Johnson, in his famous dictionary […]
Trinity Sunday, year A First reading: Ex 34: 4b-6, 8-9 Second reading: 2 Cor 13: 11-13 Reading of the Gospel: Jn 3: 16-18 This Sunday we celebrate what the Catechism of the Catholic Church calls “the central mystery” of our faith: that the unique God is not one Person, but three. It is not something […]
Pope Francis’ catechesis for the Sixth Sunday of Easter is devoted to the gratuity of God’s love and the gift of the Holy Spirit. By Vatican News Pope Francis prayed the Regina Caeli on Sunday and addressed the faithful, connected by live stream, at the Vatican Apostolic Library, encouraging them to live the Gospel with […]
I was recently sent an article published in The gleaner March 13, 2020, titled “Father, Son and Holy Spirit – Do They Make a Trinity?” The author concluded: “What the facts show is that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit do not make a Trinity. I would like to look at the facts […]
Don’t miss any story. Follow AG News! Message this EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared in the Pentecostal gospel in a series called “Theology in a Nutshell”. It felt good to the Holy Spirit and to us. … ”These words spoken by the Jerusalem Council in making an important decision of the church in Acts […]
Don’t miss any story. Follow AG news! Send this message EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared in the pentecostal gospel in a series entitled “Theology in brief”. It seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us. …” These words spoken by the Council of Jerusalem in making an important decision of the church in […]
The three meditations are truly Trinitarian: they each express the action of one of the persons of the Holy Trinity. We are loved. We are forgiven. We are empowered. June 16, 2019 Solemnity of the Most Holy TrinityReadings: Proverbs 8: 22-31;Romans 5: 1-5;Gospel: John 16: 12-15 For many years, I have encouraged people, young and […]
The three meditations are truly Trinitarian: they each express the action of one of the Persons of the Holy Trinity. We are loved. We are forgiven. We are empowered. June 16, 2019 Solemnity of the Most Holy TrinityReadings: Proverbs 8:22-31;Romans 5:1-5;Gospel: John 16:12-15 For many years I have encouraged people, young and old, to join […]
From the writings of Reverend Billy Graham Q: I hear a lot of religious people talk about connecting to the spirit world, which sounds “scary,” but Christians themselves seem to place more emphasis on a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. It is all so confusing. Is the Holy Spirit different from the spirit world, and […]
UNDERSTANDING GOD By Mgr. John Wynand Katende Monotheists (Jews, Christians, and Muslims) believe that God is far too great for a human to fully understand. There is a huge gap between God and mankind. God belongs to the invisible world and we belong to the visible world. God must therefore reveal himself to us and […]
CS Lewis made a famous analogy of “flatland”, squares and cubes in his Pure christianity. He said that the inhabitants of the plain could not imagine a two-dimensional plane, and that those of this world without a third dimension could not imagine the third. Yet all three do exist, and a cube has a “unit” […]
Through Brandon showalter, Christian Post reporter | Sunday 20 May 2018 Scottish McKnight. | (Photo: Courtesy of Scot McKnight) A New Testament scholar discusses a subject that has confused sincere Christians through the ages: the identity and function of the third Person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit. Scot McKnight, 64, a New Testament professor […]
We may not see the Holy Spirit, but He is in us and with us always in Christ.Pixabay The Holy Spirit of God is someone all Christians should know well. He is God living within all who believe in Christ, the same Spirit who raised Christ from the dead, and the Spirit who guarantees that […]
Pixabay The approach of Pentecost is a great time to reflect more on the gift of the Holy Spirit and the role it plays in our individual lives. The incredible blessing available to every Christian is the gift of the Holy Ghost, but sometimes we can forget it’s there, feel confused about its purpose, or […]
Pixabay The approach of Pentecost is an ideal time to reflect more on the gift of the Holy Spirit and the role it plays in our individual lives. The incredible blessing available to every Christian is the gift of the Holy Spirit, but sometimes we can forget it’s there, feel confused about its purpose, or […]
During the summer of my fifth or sixth year, I began to say the Rosary every day. I can’t specify the calendar year, but I’m sure the season was summer. The decision to pray the Rosary was not a surge of devotion on my part. It was my calculated attempt to atone for a serious […]
We often have the impression of forgetting a member of the Trinity. We talk about God a lot, we focus on Jesus a lot, and we seem to ignore or overlook the Holy Spirit. This makes sense, because a spirit can be much more abstract and more difficult to grasp than Jesus as a man, […]
The Holy Spirit is often depicted as a harmless dove.Pixabay The Holy Spirit, the third person of the Holy Trinity, is by no means simply a “power”. He himself is as loving and caring as we know God the Father and God the Son. In fact, if we just get to know Him, we will […]
In short, the Holy Trinity is the belief that the one God subsists in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, Jesus (who took flesh in the incarnation and became man) and God the Holy Spirit. They are all God, with the same divine attributes, but relate to each other as Subject and Object. […]
There are many ways in which Christianity expresses the concept of God or the nature of God. One of them is the center and focus of the Christian faith, that is, God as the Holy Trinity. The term trinity is derived from the number three and the reference to the Holy Trinity explains that God […]
One of the most debated and misunderstood Bible doctrines is pneumatology, which is the study of the Holy Spirit. Some people think of the Holy Spirit as a sort of distinct force like you might encounter in Star Wars and Star Trek. Many believe that the Holy Spirit is a person. Others think of the […]
The three major monotheistic religions of the world are Judaism, Christianity and Islam. All three claim to worship the one and only God, the God of the Bible. But all three do not agree on who this God is. Most Christians are Trinitarian because they believe in their doctrine of the Trinity. (I was a […]
Most Christians believe in the Trinity since that is what their church teaches. He says that God is an essence composed of three coequal and coeternal persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Thus, the Holy Spirit is considered a Person in its own right. The church hasn’t always believed that. During the […]
This Sunday is Pentecost, when Christians commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles as they celebrated the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. As the gift of tongues suddenly enabled them to speak in many different tongues, malevolent observers said it was merely drunken babbling (a claim to which St. Peter replied, saying that […]
ORANGE, Calif., March 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — “Be still and know that I am God,” said IBI CEO Rick Larimore, “is the passage Eckhart Tolle referred to from Psalm 46:10 of the Bible in the first interview with Oprah’s online presentation of Tolle’s recent book “The New Earth,” featured on oprah.com. This is the biblical […]