while seven haloed doves dart in the rays of the Holy Grail. Thus are symbolized the Seven Theological Virtues, the Seven Goodly Virtues, and the Seven Gifts of the Spirit. Doves and cherubs ...

These days, we bishops (in Brooklyn) average 10-12 celebrations of confirmation in the spring season and 4-6 in the fall. For ...

The gifts of the Holy Spirit that we've been praying for over the past seven days are supernatural graces. As we cooperate with those graces by performing acts of virtue, we grow in the Fruits of ...

"the most perfect of the gifts" of the Holy Spirit. Wisdom shows that the Christian Faith involves the head as much as the heart, and reason as much as the will. Embodying all the other gifts ...