What are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit? The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are, according to Catholic Tradition, wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of God. The standard interpretation has been the one that St. Thomas Aquinas worked out in the thirteent...
The Catholic Church has perennially taught the traditional seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, which are listed in Isaiah 11:1-3 and received by all Christians (CCC1831). Beginning early last century, some Protestant Christians—particularly Pentecostals—have focused on the charismatic gifts discussed ...
As my soul begins to find its way out of what I’d call a minor spiritual darkness, as I recognize my tendency to resist the workings of the Holy Spirit and His very gentle but insistent promptings to overcome that tendency, today’s psalm reminds me that God has a plan for me. And...
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