The Holy Spirit - The Divine Feminine

Gleaned from this Sunday's June 4th bulletin from a local Catholic parish, we see the promotion of the sacred or divine feminine - just in time for Pentecost and coincident with the recently released movie, "The Da Vinci Code"...How inspiring!

Another thing that I just noticed is that this bulletin section was previous titled "Kleba's Korner, The Pastor's Peace". Notice the placement of the apostrophe - indicating the possessive case for a singular pastor - meaning that the column was written by the pastor od the parish, presumably, as many articles, for the edification of the pastor's congregation.

But now the title, "The Pastors' Peace" (absent "Kleba's Korner"), has been changed to the plural possessive case by moving the apostrophe after the "s" (rather than before the "s"), indicating that there is more than one "pastor" - that the column is the product of a group of "pastors"...The Archdiocesan web site, however, lists only one pastor. Might this not lead some to believe that the other column authors, "Sean" and "Louise", are pastors as well?

Anyway, on to the column:

The Pastors' Peace

New Beginnings Are Nigh!

The 1960’s British comedy troop “Beyond the Fringe” featured the genius of Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, and Dudley Moore (among others.) They had a routine, set on a remote mountaintop, where a religious disciple haltingly asks the master: Will this wind be so mighty as to lay low the mountains of the earth? And because this was British comedy, it went on forever. But the question is worth asking on Pentecost.

What do we expect this mighty wind to do?

In the ancient hymn for Pentecost, Veni Creator Spiritus, the Church sings of the Spirit’s power to fill us, to anoint us, to be a creative force in our lives. The Spirit is the font of life, and the fire of love. We sing of the Spirit endowing our speech, imparting light, and invigorating us at times of weakness with “deathless might.”

We trust in Her ability to bestow abiding peace. We sing of the protection the Spirit imparts. And we rely on the discernment that comes with the Spirit’s presence in our lives.

The People of God have long called this Divine Spirit Sophia, recognizing in this creative source of God’s life in us the Divine Feminine. She is an advocate, a counselor, a paraclete (one who is called alongside to aid).

And this Spirit is the great equalizer. With the same Spirit endowing each of us, we are drawn to a new understanding of God’s work in the world, as we witness the myriad of gifts that spring up in the community of people who call Jesus their friend.

Let us pray that we step up and step out into this mighty wind.

May the Holy Spirit stir up new and holy things in this community. May we be renewed. And may we journey at the side of this powerful and invigorating force together, confident that the Holy Spirit is moving in our midst.

For the record, the eventual answer to the question in the “Beyond the Fringe” routine was: “No. That’s why we’re on top of this mountain.” We’re not here to avoid this Spirit; we’re here to cooperate with Her.

The members of the Pastoral Team—Sean, Gerry, and Louise—take turns writing The Pastors’ Peace each week.

All bolded emphasis above is mine.
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Perhaps we can look and see how Jesus refers to the Paraclete, Whom He sent from the Father to the Apostles after His Ascension:

(Jesus said to His disciples,) [26] "But when the Counsellor comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, He will bear witness to Me; [27] and you also are witnesses, because you have been with Me from the beginning. (John 15:26-27)

And this:

(Jesus said to His disciples,) [12] "I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. [13] When the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak of His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak, and He will declare to you the things that are to come. [14] He will glorify Me, for He will take what is mine and declare it to you. [15] All that the Father has is Mine; therefore I said that He will take what is Mine and declare it to you." (John 16:12-15)

Again all bolding above is mine...This says nothing about the Holy Spirit overshadowing the Blessed Virgin Mary. As some have commented before, if the Holy Spirit is feminine, then doesn't Jesus have "two mommies"?

It is to be understood that as pure spirit, God (in the Person of the Father and in the Person of the Holy Spirit) has no gender, but should we not respect the manner in which Jesus revealed and spoke of such mysteries to us?

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