In the fourth and concluding part of the series on Spirituality and Christian Spirituality by Fr Fausto Gomez OP, he explores the diversity of contemporary spirituality, highlighting influential Christian and non-Christian authors like John Henry Newman, C.S. Lewis, and Viktor Frankl. He emphasizes integrating spirituality into daily life and living a holy life guided by faith and good practice.
In the third part of the series on Spirituality and Christian Spirituality by Fr Fausto Gomez OP, we will learn that Christian spirituality encompasses various dimensions, including Marian, ecclesial, liturgical, evangelical, and missionary spirituality. It emphasizes the importance of Mary, the role of the Church as a community, the significance of liturgy and Eucharist, and the mission to spread Jesus’ love.
In the second part of the series on Spirituality and Christian Spirituality by Fr Fausto Gomez OP, let us explore Christian spirituality through its key dimensions: Trinitarian, creational, Christological, and Pneumatological.
O Clarim brings to you a series on Spirituality and Christian Spirituality by Fr Fausto Gomez OP. In the first article of the series, Fr Gomez explores the intertwined nature of spirituality and moral theology, emphasizing their unity in Christian life. He discusses spirituality as a journey towards complete happiness with God, integrating prayer, asceticism, and personal devotion. Within the Christian context, he delineates various models of Christian spirituality, emphasizing the call to holiness and union with God.
In this month of September, O Clarim brings to you a three-part series on Spirituality by Fr Fausto Gomez OP. In the third part, Fr Gomez writes that contemporary spirituality is a plural and varied spirituality, continually enriched by saints, mystics, experts, writers, and honest ordinary people – and non-Christian brothers and sisters.
In this month of September, O Clarim brings to you a three-part series on Spirituality by Fr Fausto Gomez OP. In the first part, Fr Gomez writes that ‘Spirituality’ is a trendy term these days. To many, it immediately brings to mind Eastern spirituality. Authentic Catholic spirituality exists, and it focuses on God and one’s neighbor, rather than the self. Catholic spirituality is about changing oneself to change the world.
The development of Christian spirituality is grounded on the sources of Revelation, that is, Sacred Scriptures and Christian Tradition. Christian spirituality has developed exuberantly through the centuries from the teachings of the Sacred Scriptures, through the Fathers of the Church, theologians, mystics, and saints, and the evolving magisterium of the Church.
The concept of Christian spirituality is complex and very rich, indeed. Hereafter we mention and explain briefly its main dimensions.
Christian spirituality is a spirituality of charity: “Spiritualitas autem vita per caritatem est” – “The spiritual life comes from charity” (St. Thomas Aquinas). The mission of Christians is to inflame the world with Jesus’ love.