The Path of Spiritual Growth

What exactly is Catholic spiritual growth? So let’s say you are working on creating a habit of prayer. You’ve found your prayer language. You are becoming more and more focused on your relationship with the Three Persons of the Trinity. First of all – go You! That’s just a slice of awesomeness! But does that…

Spiritual Growth in Gaudium et Spes from Vatican II

By Arrowood |

Lumen Gentium and Gaudium et Spes both seem to focus on Church policies and procedures. They don’t seem to be about spiritual growth at all. Yet, the Second Vatican Council reminds us that the mission of the Church belongs to everyone. Gaudium et Spes discusses how the Church needs to respond to the modern…

Catholic Spirituality is Living the Adventure of Faith

By Arrowood |

If you follow From the Abbey’s spiritual growth tutorials for any length of time, you’ll notice a number of repeated themes: We need to put God at the center of our daily lives and conquer “external distractions” with the virtue of prudence. We need a daily habit of focused, meaningful prayer. Developing virtue is the…