A Wisdom Archive on Catholic Spirituality

The Spiritual life for Roman Catholics. Once a Catholic has accepted the faith (fides quae creditur) by making a personal act of faith (fides qua creditur), then one lives out faith throught spirituality. Although all Catholics are expected to pray together at Mass, there are many different forms of spirituality and private prayer which have developed over the centuries. Each of the major religious orders of the Catholic Church has its own unique spirituality - its own way of approaching God in prayer and in living out the Gospel. ... Including:

• Catholic Spirituality - Desert Spirituality
• Catholic Spirituality - Benedictine Spirituality
• Catholic Spirituality - Franciscan Spirituality
• Catholic Spirituality - Dominican Spirituality
• Catholic Spirituality - Ignatian Spirituality
• Catholic Spirituality - Carmelite Spirituality
• Catholic Spirituality - Redemptorist Spirituality
• Catholic Spirituality - Opus Dei Spirituality
• Catholic Spirituality - Charistmatic Spirituality
• Catholic Spirituality - Modern Day Spirituality

Read more here: » Catholic Spirituality: Encyclopedia - Catholic Spirituality

Imagine what your workplace would be like if it fostered service, sacrifice, balance, good order, endurance, attentive regard, sharing, kept promises, courageous respect for others, and a check on the appetite for excess.
 
Have you ever noticed that sometimes your parents can be a great resource of ideas for your work, especially in ways you least expect? We experienced this when William's mother recently sent us an article entitled Finding Spirituality in the Workplace . It was written by a Jesuit priest named William Byron, and published in the Texas Catholic (USA) magazine.

 
See also: Spirituality At Work, Work As A Spiritual Practice, Spiritual Based Leadership )

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When William was attending a Catholic secondary school, his teachers would ask the students if they had a "vocation", which meant a calling from God to enter a religious order, as a priest or monk. Only later as an adult did he understand the broader notion of "vocation" as a "calling" (vocation is from the Latin " vocare ", "to call"). A "calling" is any "strong inner impulse towards a course of action, especially when accompanied by a conviction of Divine influence."

 
See also: Spirituality At Work, Work As A Spiritual Practice, Spiritual Based Leadership )

Read more here: » Spirituality At Work: Is Your Career Also Your Calling?  

Historical records of Tarot decks date back to the fourteenth century when people first used them for card games. The Roman Catholic Church condemned them as a device for the devil, referring to them as "The Devil's Picture Book." Today they are still being used, and are actually seeing a resurgence in popularity. The Tarot is a wonderful tool for awakening our intuition and putting us in touch with our inner and outer worlds through meditation, reflection, spiritual growth, problem-solving and divination.
 

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Chanting the Rosary - With Faith and Hope
The Rosary, a common family prayer among Catholics, contemplates the mysteries of the life of Christ. It opens with the prayer "Our Father", followed by "Hail Mary" recited ten times for five decades (10x50) normally using a set of beads. It is a prayer that helps bind the family and community together. It is a form of devotion to Mary. The year of the Rosary is being celebrated from October 2002 to October 2003.
 

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The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, commonly known as Opus Dei (Latin for "Work of God") or Opus ("the Work"), is a prelature created by the Roman Catholic Church, composed of a prelate, secular priests, and lay people, whose mission is to spread the Catholic teaching that everyone is called to become a saint and an apostle. The Opus Dei Prelature "encourages Christians of all social classes to live consistently with their faith in the middle of ... Including:

• Opus Dei - Mission in the Catholic Church
• Opus Dei - Spiritual teachings: an overview
• Opus Dei - Structure: Catholic personal prelature
• Opus Dei - Vocation membership and training
• Opus Dei - Vocation and membership
• Opus Dei - Instruction and training
• Opus Dei - Doctrine demands and consequences
• Opus Dei - Novelty of doctrine and controversies
• Opus Dei - Fidelity and truth vs. ultraconservatism
• Opus Dei - Demands: theological basis
• Opus Dei - Allegations of being a cult
• Opus Dei - Canonisation of Opus Dei's founder
• Opus Dei - Opus Dei in society
• Opus Dei - Mission and general strategy
• Opus Dei - Membership profile
• Opus Dei - Activities and work
• Opus Dei - Freedom and pluralism vs. far-right politics
• Opus Dei - Revolutionary or conservative?
• Opus Dei - History of Opus Dei: A timeline
• Opus Dei - Footnotes

Read more here: » Opus Dei: Encyclopedia - Opus Dei