A Spiritual Life

Baptism

Receiving the Sacrament of Baptism initiates our infusion into the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love.

Relationship

Seeking a personal relationship with God facilitates our understanding in our identity as a child of God. (our 1st vocation)

Consecrated

Dedicating our whole selves to God empowers us to live in the Kingdom of God.

Purity & Chastity

Choosing a life of purity and chastity elevates our experience of belonging to God.

Desolation

Accepting the desolation we go through help us grow in our faith in God's promises.

Truth, Beauty, Goodness, Unity 

Participating in what is true, good, beautiful, and unitive in creation develops a spirituality based on the essence of God's character.

Brokenness

Bringing our brokenness before God's mercy opens the way to forgiveness, healing, and love.

Weakness

Acknowledging our weaknesses enables us to become a vessel of God's grace.

Death

Embracing our self denials in union with Christ's suffering allows transformation to new life in Christ.

Humility

Being endowed with humility enwraps us into the knowledge of God's love.

submission

Enthroning Christ as the Lord of your life teaches your will to submit to God and to seek his plan for your life.

First Communion

Receiving the Sacrament of First Communion gives your soul in marriage to Christ.

Called

Choosing to follow Jesus when he calls you develops the desire for holiness.

Personal Relationship

Being rejected by others is an invitation to enter into personal relationship with Jesus.

Eucharistic Life

Committing to a Eucharistic Life develops a friendship with Jesus.

Scripture

Immersing in Scripture gives you a compass to the Truth.

Content in the Lord

Stripping of worldly attachments strengthens your satisfaction in God.

Path to Heaven

Vowing yourself either in marriage or celibacy for the sake of the Kingdom lays your path to heaven. (our 2nd vocation)

Spiritual espousal

Bringing your cup of sorrow and thirst to Jesus on the cross allows him to pour himself into your soul and unite your hearts in Spiritual Espousal.

Paschal Mystery

Living the rhythm of Christ's Paschal Mystery blesses you to abide together with God.

Confirmation

Receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation infuses you with the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Submission

Submitting to the will of the Holy Spirit opens you up to personal sanctification.

Permission

Permitting the Holy Spirit's desires for you transforms your virtue to bear His fruits.

Celebration

Celebrating the anointed and abundant life in God enlightens you to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

Holy Abandonment

Resting in holy abandonment to the Holy Spirit floods you with his Spirit so that you are moved by His Grace.

Spiritual Gifts & Charisms

Taking notice of your spiritual gifts and charisms develops your awareness of your unique participation in Christ's threefold office of priest, profit, and king. (our 3rd vocation)

Cooperation

Cooperating with the promptings of the Holy Spirit makes you a channel for His Will to be accomplished.

Armor of God

Putting on the armor of God through temptation gains you a discernment of spirits.

Spiritual Awareness

Surrendering your reasoning to the Holy Spirit in times of spiritual darkness makes you in tune to God's movements drawing you into a spiritual awareness.

Radical Surrender

A full surrender of your life and will to the Holy Spirit at the risk of looking foolish to the world endows you in the nature of God, which is the Fire of Divine Love.

Family of God

Joining the Family of God through Baptism incorporates you into the Mystical Body of Christ.

Fellowship

Entering into fellowship with your brothers and sisters in Christ gives you an awareness of the gift of community.

Gift of Self

Developing the awareness that you are not made for yourself but for others develops your capacity to love unconditionally. 

Testimony

Sharing your testimony of how God has transformed you by his love bridges your relationships to go to the deeper layers of your life.

Interdependence

Relying on the support and resources of those in your community allows you to receive your provisions from God.

Spiritual Culture

Living by the Truths of the Gospel transforms the culture of your community and inspires those who encounter it.

Fraternal Friction

Committing to one another in the midst of fraternal friction leads you to dwelling in peace and unity in your relationships.

Spiritual Companionship

Embracing the brothers and sisters that God puts in your life bonds you in Spiritual Companionship for the journey to heaven.

Spiritual Direction

Taking the risk to be seen vulnerably and allowing yourself to be held accountable to the Truth enlightens your eyes to the Spiritual Direction given through others.

Marriage of Vocations

Promising yourself to those God has given you to live in community with unveils your covenantal bond in the Mystical Body of Christ and begins your experience of the Communion of Saints. (our 4th vocation)