Posts Tagged ‘Relationship With God’
Growing 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: Key to Maximum Relationships
The Catholic spiritual life is ultimately about relationships. First is our relationship with God. We strive to cooperate with grace in order to grow toward perfection in our love for the Holy Trinity. Secondly, we are called to love our neighbor, which really means to love our brothers and sisters in the Family of God.…
Read MoreSupernatural Temperance and the Joy of Steak
Spiritual growth includes becoming fully human, and that is why we need the virtue of natural temperance. Natural temperance is the virtue of balancing our desires for created goods according to our needs. As a natural virtue, temperance exercises our free will over our physical desires. It, therefore, leads to greater freedom and helps us…
Read MoreCharity: the Core of Catholic Spirituality
Catholic spirituality, including our prayer life, is founded on charity. The goal of our spirituality is to help us grow in a personal relationship with God. At its heart, that means to live in charity. Let’s discuss what charity is, how it is formed in us, and how we can engage the power of charity…
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