Serving the Poor and the Persecuted
Dr. Stephen Rasche

The Holy Spirit in the Gospel of John, Ch. 8-20
The climax of the Bible’s revelation of the Holy Spirit as a Divine Person is found in the latter chapters of the Gospel of John.
There, Jesus promises he and the Father will send “another counselor/advocate” to always be with his followers. This “Spirit of Truth” will convict the world of sin, call to mind all that Jesus has taught, and guide the Church into all truth.
The Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church states, "The Paschal Mystery of Jesus... stands at the center of the Christian faith because God's saving plan was accomplished…...
What does God "look like"? Jesus says simply: "Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father... I am in the Father and the Father is in me"…...
Jesus' "hidden life" ends and his public ministry begins with his baptism in the Jordan River by John. Jesus' proclamation that "the kingdom (or reign) of God is…...