On "Preach," Anthony SooHoo, S.J., draws on unexpected images from Celtic Christianity in his homily for Pentecost, Year C.

The ornithological metaphor is usually traced back to Luke 3:22 when, at Jesus' baptism by John in the Jordan, we are told that "the holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove." ...

He is a hand that works, reaches out, heals, and blesses. The Holy Spirit is like a dove. A dove can fly high or walk lightly, and its beauty is subtle and calming. You can also hear all of these ...

The Holy Spirit reveals himself to each of us through signs that would appear to anyone else to be nothing more than ...

What does all of this have to do with the Holy Spirit? Isn’t the third Person of the Holy Trinity represented as a gentle dove (as in Jesus’ baptism by John, in Matthew 3:16)? Not always.