Intro to Spirituality Flashcards

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way of life

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spirituality

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lifestyle founded on a belief of a supreme being

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spirituality

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3
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style in professing to God

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spirituality

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4
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understanding the spirituality of the western culture

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Akins E (2000)

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There is a great deal of _____ 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 _____’. (Akins E., 2000)

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great deal of confusion and comments are religious

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6
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In ______ we find an image of the Spirit in search for connection.

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Spirituality

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_______ without an accompanying spirituality is like a body without its soul.

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Mission

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A mission is a purpose, in the context of spirituality, it is the goal of _____

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actualization

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9
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Mission is an action that is _____ without spirituality

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void

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10
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is usually contrasted with body or matter

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Spirit

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is considered to be the opposite of physical or material

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Spiritual

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T/F: While SPIRIT and SPIRITUAL are the same thing

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False, it maybe opposite in common parlance of matter and material, body and physical, it is NOT so according to BIBLICAL USAGE

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

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Spiritual Body

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14
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is an attribute of the children of God

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Spiritual

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15
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The Spirit of God is a _________ Spirit

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life-giving

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16
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T/F: Spirituality is life

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TRUE

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17
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T/F: but take note that spirituality is not all of life. It is just life

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False, it is not only life but all of life

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18
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spirituality is not achieved once and for all, but it is a _________

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journey

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19
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Just as there are _________________ of living, we speak not only of spirituality BUT of spiritualities.

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different ways and styles

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20
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SPIRITUALITIES are different styles of living according to the ______.

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spirit

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21
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Each SPIRITUALITY is a ________ , a way to becoming proficient in living the life of the SPIRIT

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Pathway to Holiness

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22
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Spirituality is the awareness of the __________ (‘the beyond in our midst’)

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transcendent

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Spirituality is the awareness of something beyond ________ or normal ________.

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Intellectual knowleedge and normal sensory experience

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24
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Paniniwala sa diyos

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Spirituality

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25
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pagsisimba

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religion

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26
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spirituality is living out your faith in a ______ manner

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personal

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27
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spirit comes from the latin word ______ which means ______

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spiritus meaning breath of life

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28
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Spirit is the unseen force that breathes life into us, enlivens us, gives us ______

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energy

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29
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Spirit helps to define the __________ that is us and confirms our individuality.” Moxley 2000 p. 23

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true and unique self

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30
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religion comes from the latin word ______ which has been translated as _____

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religio which has been translated as reliance or connection

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31
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In Spirituality, we find a notion of the Spirit in search for _______

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connection

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32
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Religion or Spirituality: brings together people of similar beliefs and similar spirituality

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Religion

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33
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Religion or Spirituality: It is personal and individual journey

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Spirituality

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34
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Religion or Spirituality: Collective

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Religion

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35
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Religion or Spirituality: Individual

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Spirituality

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36
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Religion or Spirituality: Requires a distinctive format or traditional organization

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Religion

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37
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Religion or Spirituality: it does not require a distinctive format or traditional organization

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Spirituality

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38
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Our journey is to have a connection like the _______ because we are created in the image and likeness of God.

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Trinitarian God

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39
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means “to read again”, “carefully consider”

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RE LEGO/ RE- LEGERE

40
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means “to bind again”

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Re ligare

41
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means “to choose again”

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Re eligere

42
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According to the _______, you must re lego/re legere, re ligare, re eligere

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Summa Theologiae

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Religion is Not a theological virtue but a _____ virtue

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moral virtue

44
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Religion is the virtue by which we pay _________ .

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due worship to God

45
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Spirituality can be understood as that aspect of human existence which relates to structures of significance that gives __________ to a person’s life and helps them deal with the _______ of existence.

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meaning and direction, vicissitudes

46
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It is associated with the human quest for meaning, purpose, self- transcending knowledge, meaningful relationships, love and a sense of the holy.

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Spirituality

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T/F: Our morality is based on our spirituality

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TRUE

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morality is based on our spirituality is best shown as the ________ of how we understand our actions is based on what we value and how we find meaning

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rightness or wrongness

49
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Goal of spirituality

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to become fully human united with the divine.

50
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3 aim of spirituality

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  1. Understanding 2. Perseverance 3. Patience
51
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Ultimate goal of human life according to Alexandria

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intimate and continual communion with God

52
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Ultimate goal of human life - intimate and continual communion with God. The path to intimacy with God, then, is viewed by _______ as the soul’s journey from earth to heaven.

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Origen of Alexandria

53
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we are given the ____ in finding God through the five senses

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Body

54
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we are given the _____ in finding God through enlightened knowledge

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Soul

55
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We are given ____ finding God through perpetual communion with God

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Spirit

56
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The goal is to enter into union through __________

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contemplation

57
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The result is a life of ______ and active ______

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pure love and active charity

58
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_________ explained that spirituality is an inquiry into the supreme good, or the Summum Bonum which gives the happiness that all human beings seek

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Augustine

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T/F: for alexandria, This happiness can be found in the enjoyment of God and his presence.

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TRUE

60
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For alexandria, Following the __________ is man’s expression of his desire to be in communion with God. Living a moral life under the guidance of God’s _________ is care for one’s spirituality.

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commandments

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For alexandria, man has a ________ which is the outcome of original sin

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wounded nature

62
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3 desires of man according to alexandria

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1 desire of the flesh 2 desire for wealth and possessions
3 desire for power and authority

63
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T/F: St. Augustine proposes to follow the commandments when he said, “It is optional to do the will of God because His will is our deepest will too.” If we continue to rely on what God wants us to do, our lives will not perish, but it will become joyous instead.

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False, it is our duty

64
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself. this is found in the book of?

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Luke 10:27

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

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Evangelical Counsels

66
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul” for

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chastity

67
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart and “with all your strength “ for

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poverty

68
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart and “with all your mind” for

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obedience

69
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What are the 3 evangelical counsels and what do they combat

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  1. Chastity for desire of flesh 2. Poverty for desire for wealth and possessions
  2. Obedience for desire for power and authority
70
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lifestyle that looks for the supreme good

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summum bonum

71
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know sexuality in its proper context

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chastity

72
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contentment

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poverty

73
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acceptance that there is someone above us

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obedience

74
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most interested in the question “Do you truly seek God?”

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St. Benedict of Nursia

75
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the question “do you truly seek God” is a ____________ and is central to the whole Benedictine way of life.

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universal human quest

76
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T/F: The Rule of St. Benedict is direct and clear. It has been adapted in every age by those who live according to it

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TRUE

77
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T/F: Benedict was insensitive to the human condition as it really is. He understood that real people are all alike so you will find that all are not treated alike.

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False, Benedict was sensitive to the human condition as it really is. He understood that real people are not all alike so you will find that all are not treated alike.

78
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Life’s little details mean much to Benedict. He is not interested in imposing some ______________ on the community, but rather in leading ordinary people to heavenly heights.

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grand spiritual scheme

79
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Rule of St. Benedict and what it guides on society: Seeking God

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Seeking Material Things

80
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Rule of St. Benedict and what it guides on society: The common Good

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Individualism

81
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Rule of St. Benedict and what it guides on society: Commitment

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non-involvement

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Rule of St. Benedict and what it guides on society: Mutual Sharing

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Competition

83
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Rule of St. Benedict and what it guides on society: Hospitality

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Rejection

84
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Rule of St. Benedict and what it guides on society: Care of the earth

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Exploitation

85
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Rule of St. Benedict and what it guides on society: Peace

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Violence

86
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Sees RELIGION and SPIRITUALITY as intimately linked rather than opposed to each other.

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Authentic Catholic Spirituality

87
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in Authentic Catholic Spirituality, RULES and RELATIONSHIP go together.

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TRUE

88
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states that A relationship without rules or parameters leads to contempt and abuse (e.g. 10 Commandments)

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Authentic Catholic Spirituality

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Authentic Catholic Spirituality Acknowledges that there are _______ by which we connect with GOD (e.g. _______ )

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revealed ways e.g. sacraments

90
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Authentic Catholic Spirituality Believes that SPIRITUALITY is not formed by human experience alone but by conforming to a ________

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manual - word of God

91
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One of the most basic tenets of postmodernism is the assumption that there is __________ it puts an end to all truth claims.

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no absolute truth

92
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any form of spirituality is valid and that anybody is free to devise his or her own spirituality, which cannot be imposed on another.

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Postmodernism

93
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In most cases these spiritualities can be termed _______ and have a high tolerance for ________ (Kourie 2006:80)

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termed secular and have a high tolerance for ambiguity

94
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in postmodernism, ________ and ______ (2005:12) claim that a subjective-life spirituality is growing and will probably surpass religion.

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heelas and woodhead

95
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We now live in a world governed by the ___________and submerged in a _________ and we are not free, we are slaves”

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

96
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who said “ If we don’t look for truth, we are guided by other interests, or fears, or the pressure of the crowd, of the media, of power, of self-comfort, and we are not free, we are slaves”

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Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia