[1] Introduction to Spirituality

Question 1

There is a great deal of confusion in our Western culture about spirituality. There are many defenses that arise when the topic of spirituality is introduced because most people think that the comments are religious

Answer 1

Akins E., 2000

Question 2

In __________, we find an image of the Spirit in search for connection.

Answer 2

Spirituality

Question 3

Mission without an accompanying spirituality is like a body without its soul.

Answer 3

Spirituality

Question 4

It is the awareness of the transcendent (‘the beyond in our midst’); the awareness of something beyond intellectual knowledge or normal sensory experience.

Answer 4

Spirituality

Question 5

Individual; It does not require a distinctive format or traditional organization

Answer 5

Spirituality

Question 6

Usually contrasted with body or matter

Answer 6

Spirit

Question 7

Comes from the Latin word ‘spiritus’ which means breath of life; the unseen force that breathes life into us, enlivens us gives us energy and helps to define the true, real unique self that is us and confirms our individuality

Answer 7

Spirit

Question 8

Considered to be the opposite of physical or material

Answer 8

Spiritual

Question 9

An attribute of the children of God.

Answer 9

Spiritual

Question 10

While Spirit and Spiritual maybe __________ in common parlance of matter and material, body and physical, IT IS NOT SO ACCORDING TO BIBLICAL USAGE.

Answer 10

Opposite

Question 11

In the Bible, even the body can be a ___________

Answer 11

Spiritual Body

Question 12

T/F: The Spirit of God is a life-giving Spirit. Spirituality is life.

Answer 12

TRUE

Question 13

T/F: Spirituality is the only life, it is all of life.

Answer 13

FALSE

Question 14

Spirituality is not achieved once and for all, but it is a _________

Answer 14

Journey

Question 15

T/F: Spiritualities are of the same styles of living according to the spirit.

Answer 15

FALSE

Question 16

Each spirituality is a ____________, a way to becoming proficient in living the life of the spirit.

Answer 16

Pathway to Holiness

Question 17

T/F: In Spirituality, we find an image of the Spirit in search for connection.

Answer 17

TRUE

Question 18

Comes from the Latin ‘religio’ which has been translated as reliance or connection; it brings together people of similar beliefs and often similar spirituality

Answer 18

Religion

Question 19

Collective; requires a distinctive format or traditional organization

Answer 19

Religion

Question 20

Religion is not a theological virtue but a _______________.

Answer 20

Moral Virtue

Question 21

Religion is the ___________ by which we pay due worship to God.

Answer 21

Virtue

Question 22

Three things according to the Summa Theologiae of St. Thomas Aquinas

Answer 22

Re lego/ Re-Legere, Re Ligare, Re Eligere

Question 23

“to read again”, “to consider carefully”

Answer 23

Re Lego or Re-Legere

Question 24

“to bind again”

Answer 24

Re Ligare

Question 25

"to choose again"

Answer 25

Re Eligere

Question 26

T/F: Spirituality can be understood as that aspect of human existence which relates to structures of significance that gives meaning and direction to a person’s life and helps them deal with the vicissitudes of existence.

Answer 26

TRUE

Question 27

T/F: Our morality is not based on our spirituality

Answer 27

FALSE

Question 28

What is the aim of Spirituality?

Answer 28

Understanding, Perseverance, Patience

Question 29

According to Origen of Alexandria, what is the ultimate goal of human life?

Answer 29

Intimate and continual communion with God

Question 30

Finding God through the five senses

Answer 30

Body

Question 31

Finding God through enlightened knowledge

Answer 31

Soul

Question 32

Finding God through perpetual communion with God

Answer 32

Spirit

Question 33

Who explained that spirituality is an inquiry into the supreme good, or the Summum Bonum which gives the happiness that all human beings seek.

Answer 33

St. Augustine of Hippo

Question 34

Following the commandments is man’s expression of his _____________ to be in communion with God.

Answer 34

Desire

Question 35

Man has a wounded nature which is the outcome of _____________.

Answer 35

Original sin

Question 36

Three desires of man according to Augustine

Answer 36

Desire of the flesh, Desire for wealth and possessions, Desire for power and authority

Question 37

Love the Lord with all your soul; Desire of the flesh

Answer 37

Chastity

Question 38

Love the Lord with all your strength; Desire for wealth and possessions

Answer 38

Poverty

Question 39

Love the Lord with all your mind; Desire for power or authority

Answer 39

Obedience

Question 40

He understood that real people are not all alike so you will find that all are not treated alike.

Answer 40

St. Benedict of Nursia

Question 41

The Rule of _________ is direct and clear

Answer 41

St. Benedict

Question 42

Seeking God, The common good, Commitment, Mutual sharing, Hospitality, Care of the Earth, Peace

Answer 42

Rule of St. Benedict

Question 43

Seeking material things, Individualism, Non involvement, Competition, Rejection, Exploitation, Violence

Answer 43

Society

Question 44

Sees religion and spirituality as intimately linked rather than opposed to each other. Rules and relationship go together

Answer 44

Authentic Catholic Spirituality

Question 45

One of the most basic tenets is the assumption that there is no absolute truth; it puts an end to all truth claims.

Answer 45

Postmodernism

Question 46

We now live in a world governed by the ________________ and submerged in a _______________

Answer 46

Dictatorship of Relativism; Crisis of Truth