Like improvising musicians, the Holy Spirit is the energy that makes the transcendent connection and divine co-creation necessary for beautiful music, says Fr. Daniel Horan.

Dove Symbolism & Spiritual Meanings Of Doves In addition to being symbols of peace and love, doves symbolize purity, hope, the Holy Spirit, devotion, and gentleness.

They were apparently inspired by a quip by an English cardinal that without the roof, the Holy Spirit could descend unhindered. Teobaldo Visconti became pope Gregory X in September 1271. - Rations - ...

Suddenly I heard the most beautiful noise I have ever heard in my life: the sound of tens of thousands of people cheering as they saw the white smoke pouring from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel.

The white is symbolic of the dove of the Holy Spirit and typical of the vestments that catechumens desiring baptism wear on that day.

This year's dove bearer is 17-year old Elena Gonatos. She comes from a family of dove bearers and a cross retriever.

The Viersen Police commented in a release that the white dove – a common symbol for the "holy ghost" in Christian Germany – had been understood as a holy order that the driver should be let off.

The Holy Spirit has no face, but he does have a gaze. We can warm to, and benefit from, images of Christ. But remember, these are all creations of the imagination, whether they come from ...

The white is symbolic of the dove of the Holy Spirit, and typical of the vestments that catechumens desiring baptism wear on that day.

The Holy Spirit can be gentle as a dove, or rambunctious and unpredictable as a wild goose.