3: Spirituality Of Communion Flashcards
Spirituality
Mission without an accompanying spirituality is like a body without its _______
Soul
It is usually contrasted with body or matter
Spirit
It is considered to be the opposite of physical or material
Spiritual
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
True
In the Bible, even the body can be a _________ (1Cor. 15: 42-44).
Spiritual Body
_______ is an attribute of the children of God.
Spiritual
The Spirit of God is a life-giving Spirit. Spirituality is _______.
life
Spirituality is not only life, it is ______ of life
All
Just like all of life, spirituality is not achieved once and for all, but it is a _________
journey
Just as there are different ways or styles of living, we speak not only of spirituality but of ___________
spiritualities
__________ are different styles of living according to the _________
Spiritualities ; Spirit
Each spirituality is a ________________, a way to becoming proficient in living the life of the spirit
Pathway to Holiness
It is the awareness of the transcendent (‘the beyond in our midst’)
Spirituality
It is the awareness of something beyond intellectual knowledge or normal sensory experience.
Spirituality
In Spirituality, we find an image of the Spirit in search for ___________.
connection
Spirit comes from the Latin word ________ which means ___________
spiritus ; breath of life
It is the unseen force that breathes life into us, enlivens us gives us energy
Spirit
Spirit helps to define the true, real unique self that is us and confirms our ___________.” Moxley 2000 p. 23
individuality
Religion comes from the Latin _________ which has been translated as _____________
religio ; reliance or connection
True or False
In Spirituality, we find a notion of the Spirit in search for connection
True
Religion or Spirituality?
It brings together people of similar beliefs and often similar spirituality
Religion
Religion or Spirituality?
It is collective
Religion
Religion or Spirituality?
It requires a distinctive format or traditional organization
Religion
Religion or Spirituality?
It is personal and individual journey
Spirituality
Religion or Spirituality?
It is individual.
Spirituality
Religion or Spirituality?
It does not requires a distinctive format or traditional organization
Spirituality
St. Thomas Aquinas
Acording to Summa Theologiae, this means to to read again or to consider carefully
Re Lego/Re Legere
St. Thomas Aquinas
Acording to Summa Theologiae, this means to bind again
Re Aligarh
St. Thomas Aquinas
Acording to Summa Theologiae, this means to choose again
Re Eligere
Religion is not a theological virtue, but a _________
Moral virtue
Religion is the virtue by which we pay _____________
due worship to God
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
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.
rightness ; wrongness
It is associated with the human quest for meaning, purpose, self- transcending knowledge, meaningful relationships, love and a sense of the holy.
Spirituality
In Spirituality, the goal is to become fully human united with the _________.
divine
In Spirituality, the goal is to become fully human united with the divine in ________, ________, _________
Understanding
Perseverance
Patience
According to Origen of Alexandria, the ultimate goal of human life is to have an _______________
intimate and continual communion with God
According to ____________, the ultimate goal of human life is to have an intimate and continual communion with God
Origen of Alexandria
The path to intimacy with God, then, is viewed by Origen of Alexandria as the soul’s journey from earth to heaven.
True
It is finding God through the five senses
Body
It is finding God through enlightened knowledge
Soul
It is finding God through perpetual communion with God
Spirit
The goal is to enter into union through ________
contemplation
True or False
The result of union is a life of pure love and active charity.
True
He 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
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.
Summum Bonum
True or False
Living a theological life under the guidance of God’s commandments is care for one’s spirituality.
False (moral life)
Man has a _________ which is the outcome of original sin
wounded nature
Augustine sees that desire is present in man. He classifies them into three:
- Desire of the Flesh
- Desire for Wealth and Possessions
- Desire for Power or Authority
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.”
True
St. Augustine teaches the practice of the __________ as humanity follows the command of God
Evangelical Counsels
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul
Chastity
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your strength
Poverty
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your mind
Obedience
True or False
Through the cultivation and practice of the Evangelical Counsels, man is able to combat the desires present in him.
True
What is the Evangelical Counsel for the Desire of the Flesh
Chastity
What is the Evangelical Counsel for the Desire for Wealth or Possessions
Poverty
What is the Evangelical Counsel for the Desire for Power or Authority
Obedience
He was most interested in the question: “Do you truly seek God?”
St Beneict of Nursia
This question is a universal human quest and is central to the whole Benedictine way of life.
“Do you truly seek God?”
What are the 7 rules of St. Benedict
- seeking god
- The Common Good
- Commitment
- Mutual Sharing
- Hospitality
- care of the earth
- peace
This sees RELIGION and SPIRITUALITY as intimately linked rather than opposed to each other
Authentic Catholic Spirituality
RULES and __________ go together.
RELATIONSHIP
A relationship without ________ or parameters leads to contempt and abuse
Rules
The authentic catholic spirituality acknowledges that there are __________ by which we connect with GOD
revealed ways
Believes that SPIRITUALITY is not formed by human experience alone but by conforming to a manual which is ___________
The Word of God
One of the most basic tenets of postmodernism is the assumption that there is. _____________; it puts an end to all truth claims.
no absolute truth
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
secular
We now live in a world governed by the __________ and submerged in a CRISIS OF TRUTH
Dictatorship of Relativism