Dr. Alan Schreck explores the gifts of the Holy Spirit, or charisms, in chapter 14 of St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians and in his letters to…...

St. Paul's image of the Church as the "Body of Christ" provides context for his teaching on the "gifts of the Holy Spirit," or charisms. Every member of…...

After reviewing the work of the Holy Spirit to convict us of sin and to confer God's forgiveness, Dr. Alan Schreck focuses on how, through dwelling in us…...

Dr. Alan Schreck reviews the theme of the Holy Spirit and prayer in the life and teachings of Jesus and the Church in the Acts of the Apostles.…...

In the writings of St. Paul, the Holy Spirit is the "guarantee" and "first fruits" of the life of heaven for those "sealed" with the Holy Spirit in…...

Dr. Alan Schreck reviews how St. Luke, a companion of St. Paul, describes Paul's experience of the Holy Spirit in the Acts of the Apostles, which is important…...

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…...

The Gospel of John, the last Gospel written, presents the Holy Spirit as the source of new birth—the "life-giving Spirit"—and the one who enables true worship "in Spirit…...

Beginning with St. Paul's conversion in the Acts of the Apostles, Dr. Schreck explores how the apostles' mission in proclaiming the Gospel and carrying on Jesus' ministry is…...

Dr. Schreck explores how the mission of the Church, in the power of the Holy Spirit, is described in Acts of the Apostles after Pentecost. Acts 4 describes…...