[1] Introduction to Spirituality Flashcards
There is a great deal of confusion in our Western culture about spirituality. There are many defenses that arise when the topic of spirituality is introduced because most people think that the comments are religious
Akins E., 2000
In __________, we find an image of the Spirit in search for connection.
Spirituality
Mission without an accompanying spirituality is like a body without its soul.
Spirituality
It is the awareness of the transcendent (‘the beyond in our midst’); the awareness of something beyond intellectual knowledge or normal sensory experience.
Spirituality
Individual; It does not require a distinctive format or traditional organization
Spirituality
Usually contrasted with body or matter
Spirit
Comes from the Latin word ‘spiritus’ which means breath of life; the unseen force that breathes life into us, enlivens us gives us energy and helps to define the true, real unique self that is us and confirms our individuality
Spirit
Considered to be the opposite of physical or material
Spiritual
An attribute of the children of God.
Spiritual
While Spirit and Spiritual maybe __________ in common parlance of matter and material, body and physical, IT IS NOT SO ACCORDING TO BIBLICAL USAGE.
Opposite
In the Bible, even the body can be a ___________
Spiritual Body
T/F: The Spirit of God is a life-giving Spirit. Spirituality is life.
TRUE
T/F: Spirituality is the only life, it is all of life.
FALSE
Spirituality is not achieved once and for all, but it is a _________
Journey
T/F: Spiritualities are of the same styles of living according to the spirit.
FALSE
Each spirituality is a ____________, a way to becoming proficient in living the life of the spirit.
Pathway to Holiness
T/F: In Spirituality, we find an image of the Spirit in search for connection.
TRUE
Comes from the Latin ‘religio’ which has been translated as reliance or connection; it brings together people of similar beliefs and often similar spirituality
Religion
Collective; requires a distinctive format or traditional organization
Religion
Religion is not a theological virtue but a _______________.
Moral Virtue
Religion is the ___________ by which we pay due worship to God.
Virtue
Three things according to the Summa Theologiae of St. Thomas Aquinas
Re lego/ Re-Legere, Re Ligare, Re Eligere
“to read again”, “to consider carefully”
Re Lego or Re-Legere
“to bind again”
Re Ligare
“to choose again”
Re Eligere
T/F: Spirituality can be understood as that aspect of human existence which relates to structures of significance that gives meaning and direction to a person’s life and helps them deal with the vicissitudes of existence.
TRUE
T/F: Our morality is not based on our spirituality
FALSE
What is the aim of Spirituality?
Understanding, Perseverance, Patience
According to Origen of Alexandria, what is the ultimate goal of human life?
Intimate and continual communion with God
Finding God through the five senses
Body
Finding God through enlightened knowledge
Soul
Finding God through perpetual communion with God
Spirit
Who explained that spirituality is an inquiry into the supreme good, or the Summum Bonum which gives the happiness that all human beings seek.
St. Augustine of Hippo
Following the commandments is man’s expression of his _____________ to be in communion with God.
Desire
Man has a wounded nature which is the outcome of _____________.
Original sin
Three desires of man according to Augustine
Desire of the flesh, Desire for wealth and possessions, Desire for power and authority
Love the Lord with all your soul; Desire of the flesh
Chastity
Love the Lord with all your strength; Desire for wealth and possessions
Poverty
Love the Lord with all your mind; Desire for power or authority
Obedience
He understood that real people are not all alike so you will find that all are not treated alike.
St. Benedict of Nursia
The Rule of _________ is direct and clear
St. Benedict
Seeking God, The common good, Commitment, Mutual sharing, Hospitality, Care of the Earth, Peace
Rule of St. Benedict
Seeking material things, Individualism, Non involvement, Competition, Rejection, Exploitation, Violence
Society
Sees religion and spirituality as intimately linked rather than opposed to each other. Rules and relationship go together
Authentic Catholic Spirituality
One of the most basic tenets is the assumption that there is no absolute truth; it puts an end to all truth claims.
Postmodernism
We now live in a world governed by the ________________ and submerged in a _______________
Dictatorship of Relativism; Crisis of Truth
