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What is spirituality?	patrice	Saturday, January 7, 2017
Question: Spirituality is a broad concept with room for many perspectives. In general, it includes a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves, and it typically involves a search for meaning in life. As such, it is a universal human experience something that touches us all. If you need further information in this field take the help of online resources .Some online writing resources like cheap essay writing service, freelance websites are giving improvement tips for writing and other valuable ideas for the reads and also to gather information.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), LTh, DD Dear Patrice: From "A Catholic Dictionary", Donald Attwater, General Editor, spirituality is: 1. The property of a complete substance, such as the human soul, whereby it is capable of existing and performing specific operations (understanding, willing) independently, subjectively speaking, of matter. 2. The quality of spiritual mindedness as opposed to materialism or secularism; supernatural as opposed to natural goodness; the ascetical system or spiritual teaching of a given person (cf., Spiritual life). Spirituality, this is saying, is our soul, our ability to understand and to will. It is also that mindedness, that reflection upon the spiritual, that is opposed to materialism or secularism. In other words, spirituality is that faculty of looking at the world beyond what we see with our eyes, and beyond what our secular society may accept. Spirituality is also that realm of the supernatural as opposed to the natural goodness we human may possess. God can imbue us with supernatural gifts of goodness. Finally, spirituality can be a spiritual teaching of some person. We, of course, need to be sure that such teachers are teaching a spirituality that is consistent with Christianity. I hope this helps. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Saturday, January 7, 2017

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Spirituality is a broad concept with room for many perspectives. In general, it includes a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves, and it typically involves a search for meaning in life. As such, it is a universal human experience something that touches us all. If you need further information in this field take the help of online resources .Some online writing resources like cheap essay writing service, freelance websites are giving improvement tips for writing and other valuable ideas for the reads and also to gather information.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), LTh, DD

Dear Patrice:

From "A Catholic Dictionary", Donald Attwater, General Editor, spirituality is:

1. The property of a complete substance, such as the human soul, whereby it is capable of existing and performing specific operations (understanding, willing) independently, subjectively speaking, of matter.

2. The quality of spiritual mindedness as opposed to materialism or secularism; supernatural as opposed to natural goodness; the ascetical system or spiritual teaching of a given person (cf., Spiritual life).

Spirituality, this is saying, is our soul, our ability to understand and to will.

It is also that mindedness, that reflection upon the spiritual, that is opposed to materialism or secularism. In other words, spirituality is that faculty of looking at the world beyond what we see with our eyes, and beyond what our secular society may accept.

Spirituality is also that realm of the supernatural as opposed to the natural goodness we human may possess. God can imbue us with supernatural gifts of goodness.

Finally, spirituality can be a spiritual teaching of some person. We, of course, need to be sure that such teachers are teaching a spirituality that is consistent with Christianity.

I hope this helps.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum
Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum