The Holy Spirit, Our Invisible Advocate

We’ve just celebrated the great feast of Pentecost. Did you wear red for it? Do you remember when we referred to the Holy Ghost? Spirit and ghost (from Old English gast) are synonyms, but as time passed, ghost came to mean a dead person and was frightening to children and somewhat creepy. So the Church […]

The Holy Spirit, Our Invisible Friend

During these days of Pentecost, I am researching the Holy Spirit.  Last year a parishioner asked me  to write a book on this “forgotten member” of the Trinity. He said he didn’t understand this Third Person who is so nebulous. So in the process of preparing the book, I’m learning a great deal. Remember when […]

Keeping God’s Name Hallowed

The other day I began watching a DVD from the library, and it was so laced with profanity that I stopped it. Some people must not be aware of—or have forgotten—the second commandment: “You shall not  make wrongful use of the name of the Lord Your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who […]