3: Spirituality Of Communion

Question 1

Spirituality
Mission without an accompanying spirituality is like a body without its _______

Answer 1

Soul

Question 2

It is usually contrasted with body or matter

Answer 2

Spirit

Question 3

It is considered to be the opposite of physical or material

Answer 3

Spiritual

Question 4

True or False
While SPIRIT and SPIRITUAL maybe opposite in common parlance of matter and material, body and physical, it is not so according to biblical usage

Answer 4

True

Question 5

In the Bible, even the body can be a _________ (1Cor. 15: 42-44).

Answer 5

Spiritual Body

Question 6

_______ is an attribute of the children of God.

Answer 6

Spiritual

Question 7

The Spirit of God is a life-giving Spirit. Spirituality is _______.

Answer 7

life

Question 8

Spirituality is not only life, it is ______ of life

Answer 8

All

Question 9

Just like all of life, spirituality is not achieved once and for all, but it is a _________

Answer 9

journey

Question 10

Just as there are different ways or styles of living, we speak not only of spirituality but of ___________

Answer 10

spiritualities

Question 11

__________ are different styles of living according to the _________

Answer 11

Spiritualities ; Spirit

Question 12

Each spirituality is a ________________, a way to becoming proficient in living the life of the spirit

Answer 12

Pathway to Holiness

Question 13

It is the awareness of the transcendent (‘the beyond in our midst’)

Answer 13

Spirituality

Question 14

It is the awareness of something beyond intellectual knowledge or normal sensory experience.

Answer 14

Spirituality

Question 15

In Spirituality, we find an image of the Spirit in search for ___________.

Answer 15

connection

Question 16

Spirit comes from the Latin word ________ which means ___________

Answer 16

spiritus ; breath of life

Question 17

It is the unseen force that breathes life into us, enlivens us gives us energy

Answer 17

Spirit

Question 18

Spirit helps to define the true, real unique self that is us and confirms our ___________.” Moxley 2000 p. 23

Answer 18

individuality

Question 19

Religion comes from the Latin _________ which has been translated as _____________

Answer 19

religio ; reliance or connection

Question 20

True or False
In Spirituality, we find a notion of the Spirit in search for connection

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Religion or Spirituality?
It brings together people of similar beliefs and often similar spirituality

Answer 21

Religion

Question 22

Religion or Spirituality?
It is collective

Answer 22

Religion

Question 23

Religion or Spirituality?
It requires a distinctive format or traditional organization

Answer 23

Religion

Question 24

Religion or Spirituality?
It is personal and individual journey

Answer 24

Spirituality

Question 25

Religion or Spirituality? It is individual.

Answer 25

Spirituality

Question 26

Religion or Spirituality? It does not requires a distinctive format or traditional organization

Answer 26

Spirituality

Question 27

St. Thomas Aquinas Acording to **Summa Theologiae**, this means to **to read again** or **to consider carefully**

Answer 27

Re Lego/Re Legere

Question 28

St. Thomas Aquinas Acording to **Summa Theologiae**, this means **to bind again**

Answer 28

Re Aligarh

Question 29

St. Thomas Aquinas Acording to **Summa Theologiae**, this means **to choose again**

Answer 29

Re Eligere

Question 30

Religion is not a theological virtue, but a _________

Answer 30

Moral virtue

Question 31

Religion is the virtue by which we pay _____________

Answer 31

due worship to God

Question 32

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**

Answer 32

True

Question 33

Our morality is based on our spirituality: the ________ or _________ of how we understand our actions is based on what we value and how we find meaning.

Answer 33

rightness ; wrongness

Question 34

It is associated with the human quest for meaning, purpose, self- transcending knowledge, meaningful relationships, love and a sense of the holy.

Answer 34

Spirituality

Question 35

In Spirituality, the goal is to become **fully human united** with the _________.

Answer 35

divine

Question 36

In Spirituality, the goal is to become fully human united with the divine in ________, ________, _________

Answer 36

Understanding Perseverance Patience

Question 37

According to Origen of Alexandria, the ultimate goal of human life is to have an _______________

Answer 37

intimate and continual communion with God

Question 38

According to ____________, the ultimate goal of human life is to have an **intimate and continual communion with God**

Answer 38

Origen of Alexandria

Question 39

The path to intimacy with God, then, is viewed by Origen of Alexandria as the soul’s journey from earth to heaven.

Answer 39

True

Question 40

It is finding God through the **five senses**

Answer 40

Body

Question 41

It is finding God through enlightened **knowledge**

Answer 41

Soul

Question 42

It is finding God through **perpetual communion with God**

Answer 42

Spirit

Question 43

The goal is to enter into **union** through ________

Answer 43

contemplation

Question 44

True or False The result of union is a life of pure love and active charity.

Answer 44

True

Question 45

He explained that **spirituality is an inquiry into the supreme good, or the Summum Bonum which gives the happiness that all human beings seek**

Answer 45

St. Augustine of Hippo

Question 46

St. Augustine of Hippo explained that spirituality is an inquiry into the **supreme good**, or the _____________ which gives the happiness that all human beings seek.

Answer 46

Summum Bonum

Question 47

True or False Living a **theological life** under the guidance of God’s commandments is care for one’s spirituality.

Answer 47

False (moral life)

Question 48

Man has a _________ which is the outcome of **original sin**

Answer 48

wounded nature

Question 49

Augustine sees that desire is present in man. He classifies them into three:

Answer 49

- Desire of the Flesh - Desire for Wealth and Possessions - Desire for Power or Authority

Question 50

True or False **St. Augustine** proposes to follow the commandments when he said, “It is our duty to do the will of God because His will is our deepest will too.”

Answer 50

True

Question 51

St. Augustine teaches the practice of the __________ as humanity follows the command of God

Answer 51

Evangelical Counsels

Question 52

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your **soul**

Answer 52

Chastity

Question 53

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your **strength**

Answer 53

Poverty

Question 54

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your **mind**

Answer 54

Obedience

Question 55

True or False Through the cultivation and practice of the Evangelical Counsels, man is able to combat the desires present in him.

Answer 55

True

Question 56

What is the Evangelical Counsel for the Desire of the Flesh

Answer 56

Chastity

Question 57

What is the Evangelical Counsel for the Desire for Wealth or Possessions

Answer 57

Poverty

Question 58

What is the Evangelical Counsel for the Desire for Power or Authority

Answer 58

Obedience

Question 59

He was most interested in the question: “Do you truly seek God?”

Answer 59

St Beneict of Nursia

Question 60

This question is a universal human quest and is central to the whole Benedictine way of life.

Answer 60

“Do you truly seek God?”

Question 61

What are the 7 rules of St. Benedict

Answer 61

- seeking god - The Common Good - Commitment - Mutual Sharing - Hospitality - care of the earth - peace

Question 62

This sees RELIGION and SPIRITUALITY as intimately linked rather than opposed to each other

Answer 62

Authentic Catholic Spirituality

Question 63

RULES and __________ go together.

Answer 63

RELATIONSHIP

Question 64

A relationship without ________ or parameters leads to contempt and abuse

Answer 64

Rules

Question 65

The authentic catholic spirituality acknowledges that there are __________ by which we connect with GOD

Answer 65

revealed ways

Question 66

Believes that SPIRITUALITY is not formed by human experience alone but by conforming to a manual which is ___________

Answer 66

The Word of God

Question 67

One of the most basic tenets of postmodernism is the assumption that there is. _____________; it puts an end to all truth claims.

Answer 67

no absolute truth

Question 68

This means that any form of spirituality is valid and that anybody is free to devise his or her own spirituality, which cannot be imposed on another. In most cases these spiritualities can be termed _________ and have a **high tolerance for ambiguity**

Answer 68

secular

Question 69

We now live in a world governed by the __________ and submerged in a CRISIS OF TRUTH

Answer 69

Dictatorship of Relativism