Comments for The Holy Ghost at http://www.thecatholicthing.org , comment 1 to 3 out of 3 comments http://www.thecatholicthing.org Tue, 21 May 2013 23:59:52 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/the-holy-ghost.html#comment-1954 jedesto, You were told, you just weren't listening. Just like you read this article where Fr. Schall said..."Well, 'spirits' has its own connotations," but apparently you missed that too since you felt compelled to repeat that same thought, "just as 'spirits' can imply intoxicants." As a fellow "words person," I beseech you to actually listen to the "words." "And the three men I admire most, the Fsther, Son, and Holy Ghost, they caught the last train for the coast, the day, the music died." - JDS Sat, 30 May 2009 17:56:20 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/the-holy-ghost.html#comment-1953 Where would Peter have been without Pentecost. He was privieged to view the Transfiguration, but that wasn't enough to stop him from denying Christ three times. He had seen Christ risen from the dead but was still huddled in a room with apostles and disciples It was only after Pentecost that he and the others emerged fearlessly and proclaimed Christ crucified until many suffered martyrdom.As Catholics who have experienced the sacrament of Confirmation, we should be equally courageous. - Dick Schenk Sat, 30 May 2009 17:53:44 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/the-holy-ghost.html#comment-1952 While I agree with your admiration of Newman\'s genius as theologian and linguist, I differ with you about the use of "Holy Ghost" for the Holy Spirit. As a "words person," I consider myself fortunate not to have been told that "spirit" is preferable to "ghost" because the latter can imply spooks. Indeed it can, just as "spirits" can imply intoxicants. Nevertheless, I am convinced that "spirit" has a more universal acceptance from Latin "spiritus" than "ghost" from Germanic "geist." - jedesto Sat, 30 May 2009 13:11:07 +0100