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Where is the Holy Spirit in the Bible? (feat. Fr. Dempsey Rosales-Acosta) #pentecost
Happy feast of Pentecost! Come Holy Spirit!
As Catholics, we acknowledge that God is a trinity of persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, but who exactly is the third person of the Trinity? We might wonder where the Holy Spirit even appears as we read Sacred Scripture.
Today, Fr. Dempsey opens up the Scriptures for us, exploring where the Holy Spirit is mentioned in the Bible.
Fr. Dempsey Acosta is an adjunct professor of Biblical Theology and holds the Miller Endowed Chair of Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. After earning degrees in Philosophy and Education from the Universidad Católica Cecilio Acosta en Maracaibo, Venezuela, he obtained a Bachelor of Theology (S.T.B.) from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, a degree in Biblical Sciences and Biblical Languages (S.S.L.) from the Pontifical Biblicum Institute in Rome, and a Doctorate in Sacred Theology: Biblical Studies (S.T.D.) from the Pontifical Gregorian University.
Since 2008, Fr. Dempsey has been a peritus (theological advisor) and consultant of the American Bible Society in the Presidential Liaison and Roman Catholic Ministry Department. He has also served as an expert consultant for Biblical translations with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Ascension was blessed to collaborate with Fr. Dempsey on the year-long podcast La Biblia en un Año (con Fray Sergio Serrano, OP (ua-cam.com/channels/8vi7lD4jnvUqVBSlCEg9kg.html).
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Hope in the Face of Grief and Loss (feat. Kendra Tierney)
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Grief and loss are a part of nearly everyone's life. We may experience deep suffering, like wanting to be married but not finding a spouse. Or losing a spouse to an early death. Maybe you've experienced the loss of a child, a miscarriage, or the struggle with infertility. It can feel frustrating when others respond, "Well, God has a plan." Indeed, he does have a plan, but where does this suffer...
A Theology of Your Body
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Pope John Paul II said that what modern man needs-and is missing-is an "adequate anthropology", or, a full understanding of what it looks like to be human. Over the course of his pontificate, he gave it his best shot using the entirety of scripture, 2,000 years of church teaching, and the latest scientific understandings of the human person. Today, we call it the Theology of the Body. And it wi...
The Angelus Prayer Explained 🙏 (feat. Br. Lawrence)
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Today, Fr. Mark-Mary and Br. Lawrence invite you to pray The Angelus with them. Feel free to read along as we pray with the CFRs! ascensionpress.com/pages/angelus/ The Angel of the Lord declared to Mary: And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray f...
Theology of the Body Crash Course w/ Fr. Mike Schmitz - Session One: From the Beginning
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This video is one installment of a 4-part series on the Theology of the Body presented by Fr. Mike. For free access to the entire series, please visit www.ascensionpress.com/tobtalk/ If the deepest secret of God is that God is love, and he made you in his image and likeness, then what's the deepest secret about you? You are made for love. What does it mean to be human? What was God’s original p...
5 Prayers to Say in the Car (but Most People Forget to) (feat. Kendra Tierney)
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Do you always feel like you run out of time to pray? Do you spend lots of time in the car, maybe shuttling kids to school or commuting to work? Well, today, Kendra Tierney would like to encourage you to take advantage of that car time with these 5 prayers you can say whenever you hit the road. Kendra is a "mother of many" living just outside of Los Angeles, CA. She started Catholic All Year as ...
The 5 Powerful Effects of the Sacrament of Confirmation
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Have you been confirmed? Have you received the Sacrament of Confirmation yet? Does this mean you're a "grown-up" Catholic now-that you've graduated? Not quite. There's so much more to it than that. Today, Fr. Mike breaks down the 5 effects that flow from receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation. - The Catechism of the Catholic Church states in paragraph 1303: "From this fact, Confirmation brings...
The "Bare Minimum" for Catholics (The 5 Precepts of the Catholic Church w/ Br. Michelangelo)
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You've heard of the Ten Commandments-but do you know what five precepts the Catholic Church says you must observe to be considered a faithful Catholic? Today, Fr. Mark-Mary is joined by Br. Michelangelo to discuss the Five Precepts of the Catholic Church, often called the Commandments of the Church or the "bare bones of the Christian life." - Five Precepts of the Catholic Church - 1. You shall ...
I Lost My Husband to Cancer. This Is the Best Marriage Advice I Have to Give. (w/ Kendra Tierney)
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After more than 20 years of marriage, Kendra Tierney lost her husband to cancer. Over those two decades of married life, Kendra said that two things never changed... Kendra's Marriage Advice: Keep these two things at the forefront of your marriage to guarantee a successful and fruitful married life. 1. Compatibility 2. Commitment Kendra is a "mother of many" living just outside of Los Angeles, ...
Politics vs. Principles
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Is there any hope for unity in the United States of America? Fr. Mike gives a resounding "yes". But not over politics or policies-but the principles that our country was founded on. What's the difference between politics/policies and principles? Fr. Mike has a take that might make you think. ❓ Have ideas for future videos ❓ Topics you want to hear about ❓ Questions you want answered ❓ Make sure...
Why Go to Holy Mass? (4 Reasons You Might Not Know)
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Did you know that the Mass is a real sacrifice? That it's not just something we get, but something we give? What are the fruits or effects of the Mass on us, the faithful? There are many beautiful truths about the Mass that we don't know (or forget), but Br. Michelangelo is here with Fr. Mark-Mary today to share and remind us of 4 of them. 0:00 Why go to Mass? 0:33 The Mass is a re-presentation...
Top 6 WEIRDEST Catholic Traditions from All Over the World (feat. Kendra Tierney)
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Kendra Tierney is passionate about keeping Catholicism weird. And when it comes to cultural traditions around the world... man oh man, does it get weird. The top 6 wildest Catholic traditions around the world, in no particular order (plus one bonus one that might be... questionable...): 00:00 Top 6 Weirdest Catholic Traditions from All Over the World 00:36 1. Greasy Pole Competitions (Gostra) 0...
A Message to Cradle Catholics
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A question to anyone who is thinking about rejecting Jesus (or has accepted him for that matter): have you even met him? Do you know who you are rejecting? You might think the answer is yes. The answer might even be yes. But Fr. Mike has something that every single one of us needs to consider before deciding whether or not to stick by Jesus and his Church. ❓ Have ideas for future videos ❓ Topic...
4 Things Catholics Should Do Before Mass
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"I often see videos on how to prepare for an interview, college, etc... but I don't see much on how to prepare for Mass." You're in for a treat as Fr. Mark-Mary invites his fellow Franciscan friar Br. Michelangelo to introduce us to... 0:00 "The 4 P’s of Preparation for Mass" 0:26 1. Purity 2:29 2. Prayer 3:57 3. Peace 5:19 4. Punctuality "I guarantee that your experience of the Mass will chang...
Can I Sin in My Dreams?
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Can I Sin in My Dreams?
Why 'Just Pray About It' Isn't Always Enough (Spiritual Bypassing)
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Why 'Just Pray About It' Isn't Always Enough (Spiritual Bypassing)
4 Keys to Good Prayer
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4 Keys to Good Prayer
Who Has the Authority to Interpret Scripture/the Bible? (feat. Fr. Dempsey Rosales-Acosta)
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Who Has the Authority to Interpret Scripture/the Bible? (feat. Fr. Dempsey Rosales-Acosta)
3 Hacks to Go Deeper in Prayer
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3 Hacks to Go Deeper in Prayer
Saying Yes to a Life You Did Not Plan
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Saying Yes to a Life You Did Not Plan
Why Is Life Mostly Boring and Lonely? (feat. Nell O'Leary)
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Why Is Life Mostly Boring and Lonely? (feat. Nell O'Leary)
How to Love Yourself Like God Does
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How to Love Yourself Like God Does
Pray with Us: The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary with Fr. Mike Schmitz (Tuesdays & Fridays)
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Pray with Us: The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary with Fr. Mike Schmitz (Tuesdays & Fridays)
The Good Kind of FOMO
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The Good Kind of FOMO
What Happens When You Stop This Toxic Habit? (feat. Nell O'Leary)
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What Happens When You Stop This Toxic Habit? (feat. Nell O'Leary)
The Perfect Disposition for Holy Week
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The Perfect Disposition for Holy Week
A Simple Key to Extending Grace
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A Simple Key to Extending Grace
Is There A Place for Shame in the Christian Life?
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Is There A Place for Shame in the Christian Life?
Pray with Us: The Magnificat with Mary (w/ Sr. Mary Grace & Sr. Ann Immaculée)
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Pray with Us: The Magnificat with Mary (w/ Sr. Mary Grace & Sr. Ann Immaculée)
When a Miracle Doesn't Happen
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When a Miracle Doesn't Happen

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @MrDzabic
    @MrDzabic 13 хвилин тому

    If you truly feel sorry confes to God say you sorry and repent of your sins…You dont need anyone..

  • @MrDzabic
    @MrDzabic 17 хвилин тому

    8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.

  • @brettgurda1356
    @brettgurda1356 24 хвилини тому

    🙏

  • @mluisaairacatolica
    @mluisaairacatolica 56 хвилин тому

    Thank you so much for this! So, I have asked this to different priests, and I always get a new interesting answer, so I'd like to ask you: as the Holy Spirit has been present since the beginning, what happens during Pentecost - in which way does the Holy Spirit come that is different from how he was present in the Old Testament? And why did Jesus say that he had to go, in order for the Holy Spirit to come?

  • @sandraj4830
    @sandraj4830 2 години тому

    It's a miracle. The Rosary to Holly Spirit (holly ghost) has additions and lasts 30 min. For some reason, I didn't see it in English, just Croatian.

  • @elisaportillo4314
    @elisaportillo4314 2 години тому

    Thank you, Father, for your teaching.🙏.

  • @emmy5702
    @emmy5702 3 години тому

    Thank you Father Mike! I stumbled across your message, and I needed to hear these words more than anything else today. Thank you for giving me hope.

  • @headingnorth5701
    @headingnorth5701 4 години тому

    Another thing that puzzles me.. and I am a cradle Catholic of some age now. I've never understood the Catholic worship of Mary. I understand she is the chosen mother of Jesus. And to be such, she was conceived without sin. I have always thought of God as the one to go to in prayer, because God is God. He is the supernatural, all powerful being that made everything. So, I've never understood the concept of intersession. Intermediaries. I go to the source.

  • @headingnorth5701
    @headingnorth5701 4 години тому

    You are a gifted speaker. I have left a lot of comments since discovering your videos this Easter. A lot of angry comments over the homosexual issue. But I've been watching the other videos also. You aren't as dismissive or prejudiced as other Catholic podcasters. You are doing a good job. You are projecting a masculine, youthful, compassionate, relatable image of the church and of the priesthood. In effect, I think you are an asset to the church. I don't agree with everything you say, by far. But you are doing a good job.

  • @headingnorth5701
    @headingnorth5701 4 години тому

    Are not humans fallen, too? We talk about Fallen Angels.. what about Fallen Humans sans Eden? Why doesn't God send Jesus or an angel Jesus, to save the Fallen Angels?

  • @TMD3453
    @TMD3453 4 години тому

    Thanks, needed that today. It’s Sunday. I’m a Christian. I am not a slave. Entering into rest intentionally- what a beautiful concept. I am doing that right now.! Blessings Fr Mike!

  • @headingnorth5701
    @headingnorth5701 4 години тому

    Confusing. Why is God an adopted father? He made us. We wouldn't be here if not for His making us. So... we are just objects he made but not his children unless he adopts us as children? It's also confusing that Jesus is God's son, yet is also God in human form. These things annoy me.

  • @Mrinvestors11
    @Mrinvestors11 4 години тому

    I don't think to him it matter what race or country he chose I think we're the ones putting too much into it it could have been anybody Any Nation yet we're the ones that focus on it.... if it wasn't Israel we would have been talking about another Nation God shows

  • @RockyRocket79
    @RockyRocket79 5 годин тому

    Thank you 🙏🏻.

  • @catfink4710
    @catfink4710 5 годин тому

    I M new to Christianity , can anyone tell me how to pray in this religion ? Like Muslims pray 5 times daily salah , hindus pray 2 times from their scripture , How do christians pray ?

  • @ezekielahern9184
    @ezekielahern9184 5 годин тому

    Thankyou

  • @heroicIV
    @heroicIV 6 годин тому

    Adam submitted to Eve's (mission). Look where we're at now 😩

  • @heroicIV
    @heroicIV 6 годин тому

    It's so unfortunate how feminism has infiltrated the church. Yes, men need to lead like Jesus. Jesus didn't submit to his followers, He served them! Had he submitted to their "mission" it would have been a totally different story. Everybody was waiting for someone with a big army but he came as a servant and was adamant about loving and serving. He died for not being politically correct. Wives need to submit to their husbands (Under their husband's mission) and men need to lead with Love like Jesus did. We have such a big male crisis right now because the left and the right are telling men that they have no authority, only responsibilities.

  • @CarlosRodriguez-ox3bg
    @CarlosRodriguez-ox3bg 6 годин тому

    Problem with organized religion is men make up all sorts of rules. Jesus would have shared communion with all

  • @justicerighteousness3105
    @justicerighteousness3105 6 годин тому

    Beautiful grass, plants, trees, hills, mountains. And destructive volcanoes. God has a dual nature of order and chaos.

  • @Jack-il3qv
    @Jack-il3qv 6 годин тому

    'The greatest saints avoided the company of men as much as they could and chose to live with God in seclusion.' - From, 'Imitation of Christ.

  • @Growing4LovePeace
    @Growing4LovePeace 7 годин тому

    Thank you for sharing your insights. I love your enthusism as a teacher. Muchas gracías!

  • @tbone9603
    @tbone9603 7 годин тому

    Because the Jews wrote the Bible.

  • @PGM-zq2hk
    @PGM-zq2hk 8 годин тому

    Loved your wonderful explanation of the Holy Spirit and it presence in those two words in the Old and New Testament

  • @janed811
    @janed811 8 годин тому

    Wow! So beautiful!

  • @kudzaimutsure9742
    @kudzaimutsure9742 8 годин тому

    Thank you so much Fr you made the feast of Penticost special and deep with this excellent explanation.

  • @paolotonini4630
    @paolotonini4630 8 годин тому

    Please pray for my sons, that have left the church 😢

  • @user-oe2en9ug4c
    @user-oe2en9ug4c 9 годин тому

    Just Christian?

  • @headingnorth5701
    @headingnorth5701 9 годин тому

    Every time I come back, I find they've changed the response wordage.

  • @goldenlifelove7251
    @goldenlifelove7251 9 годин тому

    Idk why ppl think they have to have a relationship with the person they've forgoven. I can forgive them, wish them well & not ever want them in my life. Some people's actions prove why they shouldn't have access to u.

  • @belindaweiss1831
    @belindaweiss1831 9 годин тому

    They both brothers was okey the lord guidance , protection and there angels save then. There Mother Elizabeth is pick them both. Thank you Father Mike GodBless us.

  • @belindaweiss1831
    @belindaweiss1831 10 годин тому

    Father Mike Smith , May I request Prayer for our musical Director Patrick Jekanowski and his brother Tom there Car was wreck and was very Bad . Last 2 days ago. He loves your Bible much . Thanks be to God.

  • @FrankEnanoza
    @FrankEnanoza 10 годин тому

    I had a previous Bible Instructor that had been insisting that what happens after death is unknown. I ended up leaving this group because of this. After a few years of discerning this topic, I would say what happens after death is important even though much of us may be too focused on temporary things. After viewing Ascension Presents and Divine Mercy videos on UA-cam, my eyes have opened to the importance of Dogma and a conservative take on Catholicism. We say the Apostles Creed and Nicene Creed for good reasons. It is right to remember! God bless! 🙏🙏🙏

  • @maratrenzas673
    @maratrenzas673 10 годин тому

    Hola Kendra, sabias que hay esperanza de que los muertos vuelvan a la vida? lea Juan 5. 28,29

  • @lisafox321
    @lisafox321 10 годин тому

    It's a form of manipulation, it's hateful

  • @belindaweiss1831
    @belindaweiss1831 11 годин тому

    Father Mike I am here joining the prayer. Thanks be to God ❤

  • @Ww2warbirds
    @Ww2warbirds 11 годин тому

    Pope Francis is a fraud. God gave us cannabis to use

  • @pravemet4427
    @pravemet4427 11 годин тому

    hey, Mr. Mike, aside from getting the day wrong, you know that priests in what you call the Old Testament had to be married and they had to have children in order to serve ... You're a handsome guy, so find a nice pure nun and be joined together in holy matrimony and bring beautiful kids into the world... just note though, that priests in service were not allowed to drink wine ... and I won't get into the matter of eating/drinking blood which is clearly banned in that "Old" Testament ... all the best

  • @frankgallucci8024
    @frankgallucci8024 12 годин тому

    Jackie, Thank you and may God always bless you, Bobby and your family. 🙏

  • @JoelCMusic
    @JoelCMusic 12 годин тому

    Thanks for this content.. Gatitude 👑👑👑 and to keep a vigilant spirit 🔥AMEN! God said to man to stay vigilant for a reason , “This too shall pass" has no biblical reference ,but King Solomon said in Ecclesiastes 3:1 To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose. Romans:8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God,to them who are the called according to his

  • @rockyrock2286
    @rockyrock2286 13 годин тому

    Catholic church Founded by JESUS CHRIST and your Church????

  • @user-bn7je5mu3f
    @user-bn7je5mu3f 15 годин тому

    I want to enter Catholic im ilave maslm aslam no good im i labe Catholic

  • @user-pu2vu1yr9t
    @user-pu2vu1yr9t 15 годин тому

    My boyfriend broke up with me day before yesterday. He has tried breaking up before but I always cried and he stayed back but now he broke up and I know he's not coming back

  • @user-oc3hu9vf1k
    @user-oc3hu9vf1k 15 годин тому

    We pray for you and your family. God will guide you and heal you from your depression. God Bless you and your family. Stay positive you are a strong person, It take courage to ask for help.

  • @wolfven19842
    @wolfven19842 15 годин тому

    Father Dempsey went to school in my home town of Maracaibo, that’s so awesome!

  • @simoneleighton9845
    @simoneleighton9845 15 годин тому

    This has come at an interesting time. I am in constant battle with heartbreak, depression, sorrow, pain, disappointment, loneliness, grief, isolation, despair, and just an endless list of, well, mistakes that I caused. One of the biggest sins I engaged in, was participating in hook up culture- and contracting an incurable STD. Btw, this std was contracted after I had only been intimate with 2 people in my entire life. So, one can imagine how unjust it feels to go from virgin to being seen as vermin amongst the conservatives and by men at large. I take full accountability for this sin, mind you. Still, as much as I try to hope, not despair or feel destroyed- a former me has passed- eternally. The depths of my sorrow are unspeakable... So I can relate to knowing what it feels like to lose a "future that you dreamed about". When I was a little girl, I was the biggest romantic I knew. I always dreamed about marriage and what that would look like, and NEVER imagined going from virgin to STD just after two people. I don't have it as difficult as some people, but sometimes I want to scream at God... Which is irrational, because it was my fault. Anyways, misery is real. I don't know where I was going with this. I guess only to say that somedays it feels difficult to look forward to anything, when you feel like everything you ever wanted has been destroyed and taken from you. I guess it really is a testament to the strength and love of God that I am still here.

  • @helloitsjustaphase7554
    @helloitsjustaphase7554 15 годин тому

    I made a joke and I don’t know about it because I was joking with my friend and I said “Jesus if your here move the table” and now it’s made me anxious and I don’t know why but after that I think I felt like I messed the joke up

  • @user-mv2tg8hc8c
    @user-mv2tg8hc8c 15 годин тому

    Thank you for your words!

  • @jumplow2665
    @jumplow2665 16 годин тому

    This doesn’t happen. Transsexual and transgender is different