“Be hospitable to one another,” St. Peter encourages the faithful in 1 Peter 4:9. After years as a guest, I began looking for patterns that I saw in hospitable homes in which I felt welcomed, relaxed ...

For a majority of Christians, the Holy Spirit is a third of the Trinity, and memorizing verses about the spirit of God are encouraged to do. "The Triune God", also known as the Father, Son, and the ...

When the risen Jesus appeared for the first time to the disciples huddled behind locked doors, he spoke to them reassuringly, "breathed on them and said to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit' " (John ...

In confirmation, the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are increased within a soul: wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, piety and fear of the Lord. Fresco of Pentecost in Church of ...