Category: Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Wisdom

Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Wisdom

St. Thomas Aquinas teaches us how the gift of Wisdom is not the same as the wisdom gained through human effort. Wisdom, which is “a right judgment about Divine things,” is not an effect of study or experience, but is an effect of Charity. St. Thomas explains how God’s perfect wisdom is like that of an architect’s understanding of the whole building while the individual craftsmen only see their small part of the operation. The Holy Sprit shares some of this understanding of Divine things with us through the gift of Wisdom.

Gifts of The Holy Spirit: Piety

Gifts of The Holy Spirit: Piety

Piety- “Be brave and try to detach your heart from worldly things. Do your utmost to banish darkness from your mind and come to understand what true, selfless piety is. Through confession, endeavor to purify your heart of anything which may still taint it. Enliven your faith, which is essential to understand and achieve piety.” – St. John Bosco

Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Wisdom

Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Wisdom

Wisdom: “A spiritual gift which enables one to know the purpose and plan of God” (CCC, 2nd Ed.). This gift is obtained through insistent prayer for deeper faith. Some say wisdom is the perfection of faith. Faith will lead you to the Teachings and Traditions of the Catholic Church related to God and things of God.