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Just as an aside since a part of the conversation has drifted to pneumatological terminology .... at this past Pentecost, our pastor gave a homily addressing precisely this issue, entitled "The Holy Spirit: An "it"? A bird? "The Force"?"

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How about "He", the 3rd PERSON of the Blessed Trinity?

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Right, that was the point of the homily! There are a lot of misperceptions out there about the Holy Spirit, and a good number of folks who consider Him to be an impersonal force of some sort, unfortunately, so it's good to have homilies of this type, IMO.

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Originally posted by Brendan:
Right, that was the point of the homily! There are a lot of misperceptions out there about the Holy Spirit, and a good number of folks who consider Him to be an impersonal force of some sort, unfortunately, so it's good to have homilies of this type, IMO.

Right on! [Linked Image]

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