I joined family members for a special, joyous occasion in St Brendan's Catholic Church Birr. This was the Confirmation of ...

Crouched over the charcoal fire, Peter later tries to hide his Galilean ... on the disciples gathered in Jerusalem at Pentecost, giving birth to the church (Acts 2:1–21). The dove—like the ...

This feast is called also Pentecost because Pentecost means the ... The Holy Ghost came down upon the Apostles in the form of tongues of fire. Q. 429. What did the form of tongues of fire denote?

So, confirmation is a continuance of Pentecost. On Pentecost the Father and the Son send the Holy Spirit, in form of fire, to rest upon those gathered in the upper room. With this anointing of the ...

Tongues of Fire The church as we know it was birthed in similar conditions ... and potentially fatal pandemic of Roman military backlash to the ‘second’ Pentecost, when again, the disciples were ...

Bungee jumping was invented in Vanuatu The island of Pentecost is the birthplace of land diving ... Cultural traditions thrive Traditional ceremonies, dances, and fire-walking performances offer ...

As old Western cathedrals empty out, missionaries from Africa, full of the zeal and fire of God, are moving to the West to ... This movement that began on Pentecost is now returning to Europe from ...

Efforts to battle the 1,250-acre fire in eastern California were complicated by strong winds, which were expected to continue through Monday. By Amanda Holpuch A wildfire in eastern California ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released new fire-hazard severity maps Monday that added thousands of acres within the purview of local fire departments across ...