Spirituality Can Be

Life in the spirit

Living out our faith

Being animated by God

Both knowledge and action

A universal core character strength

A life oriented toward the Holy Spirit

Interpersonal - the life of man with God

Integrated and authentic faith and action

The search for or connection with the sacred

The practice of the beliefs of the Christian faith

Loving knowledge and service of God and our fellows

How all of life connects to our relationship with God

Believing in a sense of purpose or meaning in our life

The serious response to the revelation of God's love in Christ

The search for a purpose in life or a close relationship with God

Living out a personal act of faith following the acceptance of faith

Concerned for all of our life, not separated from other life components

The conscious human response to God that is both personal and ecclesial

The expression and the development of the love of God in prayer and action

Belief that there is a dimension to life that is beyond human understanding

A set of beliefs, values, and way of life that reflect the teachings of the Bible

The mental aspect of life, as opposed to the material and sensual aspects of life

Seeing our place in the grand scheme of the universe and finding meaning in everyday life

Being driven by the Holy Spirit, as opposed to living a life in which we reject this influence

A subjective experience of a sacred dimension and the deepest values and meanings by which people live

The subjective assimilation and living in charity of the objective, theological realities of revelation

A religious process of re-formation which aims to recover the original shape of man oriented at the image of God

Both the private, intimate relationship between us and God, and the range of virtues that result from that relationship

Meaning, purpose, life calling, beliefs about the universe, the expression of virtue/goodness, and practices that connect with God

The realm of the inner life: the purity of motives, affections, intentions, inner dispositions, the psychology of the spiritual life, the analysis of the feelings

The way our fundamental values, life styles and spiritual practices reflect particular understandings of God, human identity, and the material world as the context of human transformation