ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rev. Fr. Leonardo A. Polinar is a Catholic Diocesan Priest from the Diocese of Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines. In May 1975 as he was experiencing the darkest period of dryness in his life and priestly vocation he was intro- duced into the Charismatic Renewal. This was the time his priestly vocation was lifted up to immediate transformation through the power of the Holy Spirit. His personal en- counter with God inspired the good priest to commit himself to the Charismatic Renewal. Since then, he has been devoting full time giving Life in the Spirit Seminars, Growth Seminars, and Retreats for priests and lay people all over the world. The ever- growing range of his service has already reached out to distant places, beyond the boundaries of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, extending even to other countries and continents. His ministry has already brought him to U.S., Canada, Europe, South America, Australia, to the Asian countries like Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, etc., facilitating administrative work to teach leaders. The likable pgiest also organized workshops for laymen, sem- inars and retreats for priests, and recollection for seminar- ians here and abroad. Spirit-filled, the strengthening of his commitment has led him to establish charismatic communities in the United States, Canada, Guam, Indonesia, Malaysia, even Samoa and other countries all over the world. Through constant prayer for the success of his mission entrusted to him, the Lord led him in March 27,1988 to establish a new community of priests and seminarians. The community has now more than 50 seminarians. The com-