Is Discussing the Gifts and Charisms of the Spirit appropriate for Pentecost?
Certainly. In fact, many charismatic Catholics emphasize Pentecost as a time for personal and corporate spiritual renewal. Just because spiritual gifts have been mishandled by certain denominations does not mean we should abandon them, or that the Church has ever ceased having these charisms. The Holy Spirit’s operations both individually and corporately (in the Church) are often misunderstood, especially in recent Protestant theology, where “having the Holy Spirit” is synonymous with an adrenaline rush. Catholic and liturgical churches have never disavowed the works of the Holy Spirit, nor should we cease from praying for the Holy Spirit’s guidance and illumination. There are over 60 million Catholic Charismatics worldwide, proving one can have the Catholic faith and the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Keep in mind that Catholics have tended to see the Holy Spirit working in a variety of ways, including through baptism, charity, prayer, ordination, faith, exorcism, service, etc, and speakin
