In the Bible we read that speaking in tongues is a gift of the Holy Spirit. What is speaking in tongues? Does it still happen today? In the Old Testament story of the Tower of Babel, the early ancestors lose the spirit of God through their pride. The confusion of languages leads to the division and isolation of the one person from the other and from God (Genesis 11:1-9). Christ’s incarnation provides the ‘repair work’ for the Holy Spirit to return to God’s people. At Pentecost, tongues of fire sit on each of the Apostles, and what they say can [...]

The prayer to the Holy Spirit commences as follows: ‘Heavenly King, Comforter, the Spirit of Truth, who is present everywhere and fills all things…’, showing that truth penetrates everything and is present everywhere at all times and in all places. But what is truth? When Pilate asked Jesus this very question just before the crucifixion, Jesus replied with a resounding silence, as if to show that He is the Way the Truth and the Life (John 14:6). Rationally, truth may be thought of as a philosophy or some factual proof or statement. However truth cannot be something which changes under [...]