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Spiritual Growth – 3 Dangerous Myths That Zap Motivation to Grow in Faith (And the Truth About Them)
Watch the Slideshare Presentation Outline 1. SPIRITUAL GROWTH – 3 DANGEROUS MYTHS THAT ZAP MOTIVATION TO GROW IN FAITH (And the Truth About Them) 2. Introduction By any indicator, interest in Catholic spiritual growth is at an all-time low. Why is this? Wouldn’t you think that every Catholic would be hungry to deepen her relationship…
Read MoreCatholic Spiritual Growth – 3 Mistakes Most Catholics Make When They Try To Create a Habit of Prayer
Establishing a habit of daily prayer is vital for anyone who really wants a relationship with God. But it’s hard to do, isn’t it? A habit of prayer requires a lot of self-discipline. And self-discipline takes time to develop. But there are some mistakes that you can avoid to make the process easier. In fact,…
Read MoreWhy Catholic Prayer Depends on an Accurate Vision of Heaven
The goal of all Catholic spirituality is to get to Heaven. But if we have a messed up view of Heaven, how are we supposed to know how to get there? An inaccurate view of Heaven can seriously interfere with your prayer life because to misunderstand Heaven is to misunderstand your relationship with God. You…
Read MoreGrowing in the Theological Virtues – Avoid Four Deadly Foundational Errors of Faith
Sometimes the best way to think about growing in a virtue, including the theological virtues, is to consider the vices that oppose it. You do want to want a deep relationship with God, don’t you? Then make sure to root out any of these errors of faith in your life! The vices against the theological…
Read MoreGrowing in the Theological Virtues – The Virtue of Hope Gives You Peace
The theological virtues are the foundation of a good relationship with God. Since any human relationship starts with trust, that’s the way that God starts us out on the path to having a deeper relationship with him. The theological virtue of hope means to trust that God will be true to his promises. Truly trusting…
Read MoreGrowing in the Theological Virtues – Trust Before Faith?
Just because the Hebrew people had grown in trust enough to know God more intimately through Moses, the lessons in growing in trust were far from over. In fact, one of the most noted parts of the Exodus story is how fickle the Hebrew people were. They whined in the desert after being rescued from…
Read MoreGrowing in the Theological Virtues with Moses – Faith
Just as God uses the theological virtues to lead us through spiritual growth in a way that harmonizes with human nature, he also led humankind through salvation history in the same way. We saw how God taught Abram to trust him, instilling salvation history in the virtue of hope. It may surprise you to realize…
Read MoreGrowing in the Theological Virtues: Intimacy with God
The main goal of spiritual growth is to grow in our relationship with God. That’s exactly what the theological virtues help us to do. The first step of any human relationship is to build trust. As trust strengthens, our relationship grows in the security necessary to open ourselves in intimacy. Intimacy means to truly know…
Read MoreThe Virtue of Justice: Legal Justice Beyond Duty to Love
If the virtue of distributive justice gives us a venue for spiritual growth, the virtue of legal justice offers a great opportunity as well. Legal justice is the dimension of the virtue of justice that calls each member of society to do their duties to society.
Read MoreThe Virtue of Justice: Distributive Justice and the Good of Society
It may seem on first glance that commutative justice is the only form of the virtue of justice that would contribute to spiritual growth. But an important part of human life is living as a member of society. And an important part of being a disciple of Christ is to work for the perfection of…
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