Spirituality


Vatican II: Dogmatic Constitution on the Church See Chapter V: The call of the whole Church to holiness

Bibliographies by Rev. William Harmless, SJ, of Creighton University
----- Surveys and Introductory Works
----- Spirituality of the Early Church
----- Spirituality of the Middle Ages
----- Reformation and Early Modern Spirituality
----- Spirituality in the Modern World
----- Spirituality & the World Religions

The Times of Our Lives Book by Donald X. Burt, OSA, from his web site Reflections on the Spirituality of Augustine, 2010

Spirituality Essays By Randy Roche, SJ, Winter 2010

Spirituality Essays By Randy Roche, SJ, Spring 2010

Spirituality Essays By Randy Roche, SJ, Summer 2010

Holiness and Wholeness Brendan Callaghan SJ describes how, through silence, we can grow in holiness and wholeness. 21 October 2010

Can We Learn Spiritual Lessons from One of the Most Irreligious Nations on Earth? By Dr Andrew Thomas Kania, Director of Spirituality at Aquinas College. He belongs to the Ukrainian Church. 2009

Yoga or Bhoga: Absorption in the Spirit or Absorption in the Senses By Bet Green. This continues from the work in progress Dom Bede Griffiths' Images of God, from a paper presented at the Association of Practical Theology in Oceania conference held in Suva, November 2009

The Search for a Universal Philosophy or Sprituality By Dr Andrew Thomas Kania, Director of Spirituality at Aquinas College, member of the Ukrainian Church, 2009

Living Chastity, Psychosexual Well-Being in Jesuit Life By Gerdenio Sonny Manuel, S.J. in Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Summer 2009

Place-Making as Contemplative Practice By Douglas Burton-Christie in Anglican Theological Review, Summer 2009

Thomas Merton's Contemplation: Rarefied Emblem of Being Human and Living in Mystery By Glenn Crider in Cross Currents, Winter 2009

A Bibliographical Note: Merton's Complete Journal as Emblem of the Spiritual Journey By Victor A. Kramer and Glenn Crider in Cross Currents, March 2009

Authentic Identity Is Prayerful Existence: A Short Commentary By Glenn Crider in Cross Currents, March 2009

Formations and Movements of Christian Spirituality in Urban African Contexts By Johan Cilliers, Associate Professor in Homiletics and Liturgy at the Faculty of Theology, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, 2009

Spirituality Essays By Randy Roche, SJ, Fall 2009

Call and response in St Ignatius and St Francis Brian Purfield compares the spiritual experiences of the founder of the Society of Jesus with those of Francis of Assisi. 31 July 2009

Thoughts on the particular piety of the poor in Latin America Nathan Stone SJ reflects on the popular religiosity of Latin America that is often viewed with uncertainty by other Christians, in Thinking Faith: The Online Journal of the English Jesuits, July 2009

'Become All Fire': The Splendor of Orthodox Spirituality By John Garvey in Commonweal, Feb 29, 2008

Eastern Meditation Techniques and Christian Spirituality: The Example of Vipassana By Kevin Duffy SM, professor of systematic theology and spirituality at Good Shepherd College, Auckland, 2008

“I Have Come to Love the Darkness”: A Practical Guide for Teaching the Spirituality of Mother Teresa By Daniel J. Stollenwerk, Director of Religious Studies at St. Peter's College Middle School, Auckland, New Zealand, 2008

Spirituality and Money The Fall 2008 issue of A Matter of Spirit is devoted to this topic

Speaking In Tongues: An Orthodox Perspective By Fr. George Nicozisin of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

Spiritual Disorientation and God's Guidance By John Ackerman in Common Ground Journal, Fall 2008. Scroll down to page 100

Articles in Winter 2008 issue of Cross Currents
  • Asceticism and the Environment By Christopher Key Chapple
  • Mei's Invitation: A Gentle Asceticism for Chinese and Americans By Jay McDaniel
  • Celibacy Today: Mystery, Myth, and Miasma By A.W. Richard Sipe
  • Asceticism in Islam By Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf
  • Asceticism and Illumination By Jeffery D. Long
  • Asceticism and the Hopeful Self: Subjectivity, Reductionism, and Modernity By Gavin Flood
  • Earth-Honoring Asceticism and Consumption By Larry L. Rasmussen
  • The Way of Torah as Askesis: An Ascetic Conceptualization of the Life of Mitzvah By Eliezer Diamond
  • Devotion, Renunciation, and Rebirth in the Ramananda Sampraday By Ramdas Lamb

    The Spirituality of Bede Griffiths By Hans Gustafson in The Way, 2008

    Ignatian Service, Gratitude and Love in Action By Wilkie Au in Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Summer 2008

    Silence and Hebrew Meditation By Ken A. Bryson, Professor of Philosophy, Cape Breton University, Sydney, Nova Scotia, 2008

    The Natural Mysticism of Indigenous Australian Traditions By Joan Hendriks & Gerard Hall SM, 2008

    Bridal Mysticism: A Study of St. Bernard of Clairvaux and Nammalvar By K. R. Sundararajan in Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Summer 2008

    A Spirituality of Summer The summer season gives us opportunities to discover the body of Christ in new and revitalizing ways, writes Gemma Simmonds CJ in Thinking Faith: The Online Journal of the English Jesuits, August 2008

    Celtic Spirituality: Just what does it mean? By Liam Tracey OSM in Thinking Faith: The Online Journal of the English Jesuits, March 2008

    The New Jesuit General Part Two: Has spirituality been replaced by ideology? By Adolfo Nicolás SJ in Thinking Faith: The Online Journal of the English Jesuits, June 2008

    Spiritual Apathy: The Forgotten Deadly Sin Abbot Christopher Jamison examines the modern attitude to the Seven Deadly Sins and re-introduces us to the sin that never made the list, in Thinking Faith: The Online Journal of the English Jesuits, October 2008

    How to Fail Successfully Bill MacCurtain SJ reflects on Elijah's story, how Elijah found the Lord in the midst of the silence, in Thinking Faith: The Online Journal of the English Jesuits, August 2008

    Into the Great Silence of Beethoven Andrew Cameron-Mowat SJ in Thinking Faith: The Online Journal of the English Jesuits, February 2008

    Spirituality and Citizenship: Sacramentality in a Parable By Eric Stoddart in Theological Studies, December 2007

    The Spiritual and Theological Perspectives of Ashrams: A Tribute to Santivanam, 50 Years By Sebastian Painadath, SJ, founder-Director of Sameeksha Ashram, Kalady 683574, and Vice-President of the Ashram Aikya

    Nurturing Our Spiritual Life By Sr. Brenda Walsh, OP, 2007

    Opening up the Concept of Spirituality By Daniel Izuzquiza SJ in Promotio Iustitiae, December 2007

    Towards a Common Spirituality in the Social Apostolate By María del Mar Magallón in Promotio Iustitiae, December 2007

    Apocalyptic Spirituality: Soul of the Mission By José Cristo Rey García Paredes, Director of the Theological Institute of Religious Life in Madrid, Spain

    Catholic Spirituality: What Does It Mean Today? By Lawrence S. Cunningham in Commonweal, Feb 24, 2006

    St. Teresa of Avila on Reaching the Seventh Dwelling Place By Alan F Zundel in Spiritual Life, Summer 2006

    Hospice: Reflections on a Dying Life By Donald X. Burt, OSA, 2006. From his web site Reflections on the Spirituality of Augustine

    Loving A Hidden God Book by Donald X. Burt, OSA, from his web site Reflections on the Spirituality of Augustine, 2006

    Practical Insights For Daily Living From Thérčse of Lisieux By Daniel Shanahan in Spiritual Life, Summer 2006

    "The Sheer Grace": Gifts of the Dark Night By Joel Giallanza in Spiritual Life, Summer 2006

    A Meditation: Henri Nouwen's Theology of the Home of Love By Robert G Waldron in Spiritual Life, Summer 2006

    Seeking Deep Silence: An Appeal to Souls Hungering for Spiritual Deepening By Susan Muto in Spiritual Life, Spring 2006

    Crisis and Contemplation By Rosemarie Carfagna in Spiritual Life, Spring 2006

    Humanism, Education and Spirituality: Approaching Psychosis with Levinas By Glenn Morrison, Lecturer in Theology and Undergraduate Coordinator, School of Philosophy and Theology, The University of Notre Dame, Western Australia, 2006

    African Spirituality That Shapes the Concept of Ubuntu By MJS Masango in Verbum et Ecclesia, 2006

    What is Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism? By April D. DeConick, 2006

    Secular Spirituality Versus Secular Dualism: Towards Postsecular Holism as Model for a Natural Theology By Cornel W. du Toit in HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 2006

    Afrikaner Spirituality: A Complex Mixture By Erna Olivier in HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 2006

    “A House of Prayer in the Heart”: How Homiletics Nurtures the Church's Spirituality By Thomas H. Troeger in HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 2006

    Humanism, Education and Spirituality: Approaching Psychosis with Levinas By Glenn Morrison, Lecturer in Theology and Undergraduate Coordinator, School of Philosophy and Theology, The University of Notre Dame, Western Australia, 2006

    Why the Devil Fell: A Lesson in Spiritual Theology From Aquinas's Summa Theologiae By Jeffrey McCurry, June 2006

    Justice and Peace Spirituality By Prakash Anthony Lohale. An edited version of a talk delivered in Taiwan to an international meeting of promoters of Justice & Peace of the Asia Pacific region of the Dominicans, October 2006

    The Spirituality of Francis Libermann: A Man Beyond His Time By David L. Smith, C.S.Sp. in Spiritan Horizons, Fall 2006. Go to page 11

    Spiritan Spirituality: A Latin-American Perspective By Pádraig Leonard, C.S.Sp. in Spiritan Horizons, Fall 2006. Go to page 85

    Scientific Research as Adoration: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) By Thomas M. King in The Way, 2005

    Oscar Romero, Religion and Spirituality By J. Matthew Ashley in The Way, 2005

    Embracing Life, Embracing the Cross: Edward Schillebeeckx and Suffering By Kathleen McManus in The Way, 2005

    A Spirituality Of Obedience: Equal in God's Eyes Only? By Robert Henman in Quodlibet Online Journal of Christian Theology and Philosophy, April-June 2005

    Spirituality and Health: A Narrative-Pastoral Approach By C.J. Truter, D.J. Kotzé in HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 2005

    Disciples of Jesus: Bearers of Compassion, Peace and Hope in Our World By Hermann Schalück, OFM, adapted from the retreat sessions given to the Sisters of Notre Dame, General Chapter, 2004

    Heart of Flesh: A Feminist Spirituality For Women and Men By Joan Chittister, OSB

    Reflections on Spirituality and the Church By Tony Kelly, CSsR, Head of Sub-Faculty of Philosophy and Theology at the Australian Catholic University from 1999 - 2004

    Spirituality and the Culture's Understanding of Self in the Diverse Contexts of Mission By Judette Gallares, RC, professor of Spirituality at the Institute for Consecrated Life in Asia (The Philippines), in Religious Life Asia, 2004

    Conversion and Spirituality: Bernard Lonergan (1904-1984) By Raymond Moloney in The Way, 2004

    Moving Mysticism to the Centre: Karl Rahner (1904-1984) By Patricia Carroll in The Way, 2004

    The Link between Spirituality and Health: Holistic Outcomes and Religious Practice in Clinical Health Care By Allan Savage in Quodlibet Online Journal of Christian Theology and Philosophy, July-September 2004

    Becoming a Living Witness: The Oxford Group Way of Life By David Patton in Quodlibet Online Journal of Christian Theology and Philosophy, July-September 2004

    Towards a Phenomenologically Grounded Understanding of Christian Spirituality in Theology By George Drazenovich in Quodlibet Online Journal of Christian Theology and Philosophy, March 2004

    Reflections on Spirituality and the Church By Tony Kelly, CSsR, in Australian EJournal of Theology, August 2004

    A Century in Quest of Origen's Spirituality By Charles Kannengiesser in Theology@McAuley, 2003

    Beyond Psychology: Spirituality in Henri Nouwen's Pastoral Care By Yolanda Dreyer in HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 2003

    The Old Testament in Christian Spirituality: Perspectives on the Undervaluation of the Old Testament in Christian Spirituality By Christo Lombaard in HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 2003

    "For You Alone": A reading of Transcendence and Relationship in Emmanuel Levinas By Terry A. Veling, Senior Lecturer at St Paul's Theological College, Brisbane campus, Australian Catholic University, 2003

    Ritual and Religious Experience: William James and the Study of 'Alternative Spiritualities' By Jo Pearson in Cross Currents, Fall 2003

    Biblical Lists of the Spiritual Gifts: Supernaturnal Abilities Given by God Church Leader in Africa, July 2003

    God of My Daily Routine: Toward a Spirituality of the World By Emilie Griffin in Logos, Spring 2002

    Missionary Spirituality Working Group for CICM Spirituality in Chronica, June 2002

    "Fahrenheit 452": Augustine as a Companion on the Journey By William C. Zehringer in Catholic Social Science Review, 2002

    Good Teaching, Spirituality and the Philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas By Glenn Morrison, lecturer at Notre Dame University in Western Australia

    Towards a Christian Spirituality of Work By Edith H. Raidt, St. Augustine College of South Africa, Johannesburg, 2001

    Political Spirituality: Oxymoron or Redundancy? By Owen C. Thomas, Graduate Theological Union, Journal of Religion & Society, 2001

    Against Spirituality: Personal Spirituality Versus Social Connectedsness through Religion By Arnold Jacob Wolf in Judaism, Summer 2001

    The Labyrinth as a Spiritual Tool: Description, History and Evaluation By Kenneth C. Harper in The Global Journal of Classical Theology, 2001

    The Place of Conversion in the Life of the Christian By John Warwick Montgomery, Emeritus Professor of Law & Humanities, University of Bedfordshire, England, in The Global Journal of Classical Theology, 2001

    Christian Spirituality in Light of the U.S. Hispanic Experience By Alberto L. García, Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, Wisconsin, in Word & World, Winter 2000

    Some Problems in Contemporary Christian Spirituality By Owen C Thomas in Anglican Theological Review, Spring 2000

    Perspectives in Spirituality Fall 2000 issue of Common Ground Journal. Includes these articles: Spiritual Formation and the Meaning of Life;It Begins with You! How the Spiritual Formation of the Pastor Effects the Spiritual Formation of the Congregation; Adolescent Spiritual Formation: Creating Space for God to Speak; Living the Abbey Way: An Experiment in Spiritual Formation and the New Monasticism; From Neutrino Worship to Real Transformation;Spiritual Formation in Community; An Active Approach to Spiritual Formation: Encountering, Experiencing, and Extending God; Telling the Old, Old Story: How the Contemporary Church Practices Reading the Old Testament for Faith and Life; Influencing the Laity's Theologizing for Spiritual Empowerment: An African Perspective; Spiritual Formation: Movements to New Life in the Gospels

    Democracy and Spirituality By Dumitru Popescu, 2000

    Contemporary Spirituality and the Thinning of the Sacred: A Hindu Perspective By Pravrajika Vrajaprana in Cross Currents, Spring-Summer 2000

    Prayer and the Uses of Meditation By Alan Lew in Judaism, Winter 2000

    How to Develop A Spiritual Journal By Dan Phillips, 1999. Includes excerpts from his journal

    Lay Spirituality in a Post-Modern World By Ian Linden

    Management and Spirituality By Louis Xavier S.J., 1999

    Contextualizing Spirituality and Work in Africa By A.T. Dalfovo, Makerere University, 1999

    Can We Conceive a Management Spirituality without Faith? By Robert G Kennedy, PhD Department of Management, University of St Thomas, 1999

    Thomas Merton's Contemplative Struggle: Bridging the Abyss to Freedom By George A. Kilcourse, Jr. in Cross Currents, Spring 1999

    Spirituality for Executive Leadership: Reporting on a Pilot Course For MBAs and CEOs By Andre' L. Delbecq, J. Thomas and Kathleen L. McCarthy, Santa Clara University, 1999

    Universal Mysticism and the Christian Theistic Paradigm By Scott David Foutz in Quodlibet Online Journal of Christian Theology and Philosophy, November 1999

    A Testimony to Christianity as Transfiguration: The Macarian Homilies and Orthodox Spirituality By Alexander Golitzin at the Conference on Orthodox and Wesleyan Spirituality, St. Vladimir's Seminary, January 1999

    Liturgy and Mysticism: The Experience of God in Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Part I By Alexander Golitzin, 1999
    Liturgy and Mysticism: The Experience of God in Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Part II By Alexander Golitzin, 1999

    Spirituality in Offering a Peace Offering By N. Kiuchi, Tokyo Christian University, in Tyndale Bulletin, 1999

    Spirituality in Today's World By John English, S.J., in Perspective March 1999

    Spiritual Life and the Survival of Christianity By Louis Dupre in Cross Currents, Fall 1998

    The River: Reflections on the Times of Our Lives Book by Donald X. Burt, OSA, from his web site Reflections on the Spirituality of Augustine, 1998

    Spirituality in Lutheran Perspective: Much to Offer, Much to Learn By Lisa E. Dahill, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California, in Word & World, Winter 1998

    Spirituality as the Art of Real Presence By John O'Donohue in The Way, 1998

    The Holy Spirit as Communio: Concerning the Relationship of Pneumatology and Spirituality in Augustine By Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in Communio, 1998

    Discernment in Catherine of Siena By Diana L. Villegas in Theological Studies, March 1997

    Spirit and Experience in Bernard of Clairvaux By Kilian McDonnell in Theological Studies, March 1997

    Spirituality and Ethics: Exploring the Connections By William C. Spohn in Theological Studies, March 1997

    Awe and the Religious Life By Howard Wettstein in Judaism, Fall 1997

    The Interspiritual Age: Practical Mysticism for the Third Millennium By Wayne Teasdale in Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Winter 1997

    Under God's Eyes: Reverence, Ethics and Jewish Holiness By Edward K. Kaplan in SIDIC Periodical, 1997

    Icons, Rebels, Stars and Saints: Holiness in the Catholic Tradition By Joan Chittister, OSB, in SIDIC Periodical, 1997

    The idea of holiness in light of Vatican II By Herbert Alphonso, SJ, in SIDIC Periodical, 1997

    Holiness according to Jewish Tradition By Louis Jacobs in SIDIC Periodical, 1997

    African Spirituality in the Context of Modernity Sipho Mtetwa in Bulletin for Contextual Theology in Southern Africa and Africa, 1996

    Saints and Fanatics: The Problematic Connection between Religion and Spirituality By William Nicholls in Judaism, Fall 1996

    Balthasar and Rahner on the Spiritual Senses By Stephen Fields in Theological Studies, June 1996

    What Is Spirituality: Historical and Methodological Considerations By Kenneth J. Collins in Wesley Theological Journal, 1996

    Supernatural and Sanctification: Comparison of Roman Catholic and Wesleyan Views By John E. Culp in Wesley Theological Journal, 1996

    Ecclesial Mysticism in the 'Spiritual Exercises' of Ignatius By Michael J. Buckley in Theological Studies, September 1995

    Writing Anxiety in Teresa's 'Interior Castle' By Terrance G. Walsh in Theological Studies, June 1995

    What Is a Psychologically Healthy Spirituality By Paschal Baute, 1992, revised 1994

    What Is Spirituality? By Paschal Baute, 1992, revised 1994

    World is Charged with Grandeur of God; A Spirituality of Place to Cultivate the Souls of the Places We Live By Dawn Gibeau in National Catholic Reporter, March 25, 1994

    But When You Are Older: Reflections on Coming to Age Book by Donald X. Burt, OSA, Liturgical Press, 1992. From his web site Reflections on the Spirituality of Augustine

    The Spiritual Classics as Spiritual Guides By Wendy M. Wright in The Way, 1992

    Spirituality and Secularity By Peter H. Van Ness in The Way, 1992

    Landscape and Spirituality: A Tension Between Place and Placelessness in Christian Thought By Belden C. Lane in The Way, 1992

    Spirituality, Society and Culture By Ursula King in The Way, 1992

    Spirituality: An Australian Accent By Tony Kelly in The Way, 1992

    Cultural and Spiritual Formation By Vicky Cosstick in The Way, 1992

    Liberationist Spirituality By Mark Corner in The Way, 1992

    Harmonic Convergences and All That: New Age Spirituality By David S. Toolan in The Way, 1992

    Pluralism in Christian Spirituality By Walter Principe in The Way, 1992

    Feminism and Spirituality: The Role of the Bible in Women's Spirituality By Dorothy A. Lee-Pollard in The Way, 1992

    Spiritual Growth and the Scientific Quest By John Polkinghorne in The Way, 1992

    Towards a Theology of Spiritual Direction By David Lonsdale in The Way, 1992

    Spirituality and the Secular By Kevin-Sin Kelly in The Way, 1992

    Liberating Compassion: Spirituality for the New Millennium By Francine Cardman in The Way, 1992

    Mystique and Politique: Spirituality Left and Right By Simon Barrow in The Way, 1992

    Spirituality Speaks; Theology Listens: New Beginnings for Respectful Dialog By Joan H. Timmerman, College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minnesota, in Word & World, 1988

    Reflections on the Devotional Life By Alvin N. Rogness, President Emeritus, Luther Theological Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota, in Word & World, 1988

    Emmanuel: Reflections on the God Who is with Us Book by Donald X. Burt, OSA, Liturgical Press, 1988. From his web site Reflections on the Spirituality of Augustine

    Intentional Community and Spiritual Development By John Schramm, Community of St. Martin, Minneapolis, in Word & World, 1988

    Steps Toward a Modern Piety By Henry E. Horn, Pastor Emeritus, University Lutheran Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in Word & World, 1988

    John Wesley, Spiritual Director: Spiritual Guidance in John Wesley's Letters By Wesley D. Tracy in Wesley Theological Journal, 1988

    Rethinking the Mystical: An Evangelical Perspective By Michael W. Foss, St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Beaverton, Oregon, in Word & World, 1987

    Rethinking the Mystical: Thoughts from the Spiritual Sub-Basement – A Roman Catholic Perspective By Hugh Feiss, O.S.B., Mt. Angel Abbey, St. Benedict, Oregon, in Word & World, 1987

    A Philosophical Basis for Abandonment By Msgr. James P. Grace, Rector-president of the Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception, Douglaston, New York, in Spirituality Today, Autumn 1986

    Spirituality By Flavian Dougherty, CP, in Suffering: The Stauros Notebook, September/October 1986

    Christian Spirituality in the Catholic Tradition Complete book by Jordan Aumann, O. P., 1985

    Christian Mysticism Where the mysticism of John of the Cross enters into dialogue with modern attempts to renew the contemplative life like centering prayer, Christian meditation and the Catholic charismatic movement

    Christian Holiness and the Problem of Systematic Evil By Albert L. Truesdale in Wesley Theological Journal, 1984
    Holiness and Systematic Evil: A Response to Albert Truesdale By William Hasker in Wesley Theological Journal, 1984

    The Inn of the Samaritan Book by Donald X. Burt, OSA, from his web site Reflections on the Spirituality of Augustine, 1983

    Spirituality and Discipline By Joseph A. Sittler, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, in Word & World, 1983

    Thomas Merton's Concept of Sanctification By Gerard Reed in Wesley Theological Journal, 1983

    Spiritual Theology Complete book by Jordan Aumann, O. P., 1982

    Biblical Themes in St. Francis' Song of Brother Sun By Lawrence Frizzell in SIDIC Periodical, 1982

    The Hasidic Movement and Franciscan Spirituality - Similarities and Differences By Kurt Hruby (Interviewed by Renée De Tyron-Montalembert in SIDIC Periodical, 1982

    The Search for the Self Book by Donald X. Burt, OSA, from his web site Reflections on the Spirituality of Augustine

    The Color of My Days Book by Donald X. Burt, OSA, Liturgical Press. From his web site Reflections on the Spirituality of Augustine, 1980

    Saint Catherine and Contemporary Spirituality By Benedict M. Ashley O.P., 1979

    The Seasons of Jesus Book by Donald X. Burt, OSA, from his web site Reflections on the Spirituality of Augustine, 1978

    Spirituality Section 3 of the Dublin Report: Growth in Understanding by the Joint Commission Between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Methodist Council, 1976

    Three Types of Jewish Piety By Gershom Scholem in SIDIC Periodical, 1975

    Spiritual and Esoteric Movements in Judaism By Kurt Hruby in SIDIC Periodical, 1972

    Knowledge of God and Love of Man: An Aspect of Christian Mysticism By Francis Martin in SIDIC Periodical, 1972

    Structure of the Soul and Mystical Experience By M.-D. Chenu, O.P., from his St. Thomas d'Aquin et la theologie, 1960

    Life in Abundance: Meister Eckhart & the German Dominican Mystics of the 14th Century Complete book by Gundolf M. Gieraths, O.P., 1956

    The Three Ways of the Spiritual Life By Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange

    Charismatic Spirituality A forum of The Catholic Charismatic Center on the World Wide Web

    Pilgrim's Progress From Danny Thomas of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton in England. A challenge to engage in pilgrimage as part of our spiritual journey

    The Spirituality of the Catacombs From the website "The Christian Catacombs of Rome"

    Ignatian Spirituality From St. Ignatius parish in Boston

    Carmelite Spirituality From the Discalced Carmelites of the Australia-Oceania Region

    Carmelite Spirituality By Paul-Marie de la Croix, O.C.D.

    The Spirituality of the Carmelites of the Ancient Observance A summary of the lectures given by Blessed Titus Brandsma in the United States in 1936

    Augustinian Spirituality

    Lasallian Spirituality From the Lasallian Association in Britain

    Compassionate Love and Salesian Spirituality By Alexander T. Pocetto, O.S.F.S., PH.D., Senior Salesian Scholar

    Assumptionist Spirituality From the Assumptionists in Rome

    Franciscan Spirituality: What Is It ? Fr. Bede M. Hess, O. F. M. Conv., in Litterae de Spiritualitate Franciscali, 1957

    Franciscan spirituality Valentin Breton, O.F.M. From Some Schools of Catholic Spirituality, 1959

    Dominican Spirituality

    Dominican Spirituality: Principles and Practice Complete book by William A. Hinnebusch, O.P.

    Dominican Spirituality By Benedict M. Ashley, O.P.

    The Contemplative Dimension of Dominican Spirituality By Jordan Aumann, O.P.

    Vincentian Spirituality By Pat Collins, C.M.

    Marist Spirituality From the Marist Fathers & Brothers of Boston

    Precious Blood Spirituality From the Precious Blood Mission House, Alameda

    Monastic Spirituality From the Monastery of Christ in the Desert

    A Primer on Monastic Spirituality From New Melleray Abbey in Iowa

    The Meaning of the Contemplative Life According to Thomas Merton By Fr. James Conner, OCSO, Abbey of Gethsemani, 1993

    Spiritual Directors International SDI is an ecumenical association of colleagues, grounded in the Christian faith, whose sole purpose is to serve the growing network of spiritual directors world-wide and the people who train them

    An Introduction to the Life and Spirituality of Dorothy Day By James Allaire and Rosemary Broughton

    Seek First the Kingdom By Kilian McGowan, C.P.

    Toward a Spirituality of Aging By André Mathieu, C.P.

    A Spirituality of Mission in an Asian Context By Samuel Rayan, S.J.

    Local Cultures: Instruments of Incarnated Christian Spirituality By Samuel Rayan, S.J.

    Believe As Jesus Did: The Spirituality of the Kingdom By José María Vigil

    Virginia Cyr Quentin Colgan of Ohio Dominican College provides us with the letters of this remarkable young woman who died in 1967, and he analyzes her spirituality

    An Online Retreat A 34 week retreat for Everyday Life. Begin the retreat with week 1, at any time, and follow the guides and resources provided each week

    Retreats Online Bringing together users and providers of retreats, retreat centers and retreat getaways around the world

    Jewish Roots of Eastern Christian Mysticism This interdisciplinary seminar is designed as the internet version of an ongoing research seminar of graduate students at the department of theology of Marquette University. The seminar is directed by Alexander Golitzin and is an attempt to investigate Jewish mystical traditions in the eastern Christian theological and liturgical texts. The internet version is a regular text seminar consisting of scholars and graduate students of ancient languages, systematic theology, philosophy, patristics, biblical exegesis, and Judaism. Currently the seminar is not confined solely to the students of Marquette University but also includes participants from various scholarly communities

    Spirituality Jewish thoughts, perspectives, and activities

    Christian Spirituality Mennonite Confesion of Faith; Article 18

    Lutheran Spirituality: Lost, Found, Revised By Jay C. Rochelle

    The Spirithome Web Site Material on Christian spirituality courtesy of Robert Longman Jr. of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America

    A Daily Spiritual Seed This daily (M - F) e mail message provides information, guidance and support on Christian contemplative spirituality using quotes (less than 4 K) from writers on Christian mysticism

    Spiritual Formation Online An invitation to explore the contemplative life from Carl McColman, an Anglican freelance writer and editor living in Atlanta

    Islamic Spirituality: The Forgotten Revolution By Abdal Hakim Murad

    New Spiritualities Articles in the May/June 1996 issue of Compass, A Jesuit Journal

    A Spirituality for Contemporary Life: The Jesuit Heritage Today Articles in Review for Religious

    Worship & Spirituality Site of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada

    Guide to On-Line Resources in Medieval Christian Spirituality

    The Writings of St. Ignatius Loyola Includes "Fifty Selected Letters of St. Ignatius of Loyola" and "One Hundred Prayerful Thoughts from St. Ignatius Loyola"

    Spiritual Theology Complete book by Jordan Aumann, O.P., Director of the Institute of Spirituality at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome

    Dominic Cavalca and a Spirituality of the Word By Benedict M. Ashley, O.P.

    Asceticism and the Christian Life By Jordan Aumann, O.P.

    Ascetical Teaching of St. John of the Cross By Jordan Aumann, O.P.

    Generative Love Healing and Wholeness By Bet Green. This article is part of a larger work in progress on the explicit and implicit Images of God in the life, talks and writings of Dom Bede Griffiths

    Resisting the False Self By Jeff Dietrich. Sometimes we do the right thing for the wrong reasons. In 1984 the Los Angeles Catholic Worker community was in crisis. Jeff Dietrich courageously looked at why this was so and discovered that his "gifts" were, in fact, working against both himself and the greater vision

    Spirituality Links to sites related to prayer and spirituality, from Theology.ie

    Spirituality Links courtesy of Call to Action



    CLASSICS

    Prayer Tertullian [140-230 AD] on The Lord's Prayer

    The Lord's Prayer Cyprian [140-230 AD]

    Confessions Augustine

    On Perfection Gregory of Nyssa

    Rule of St. Benedict

    Rule of St. Augustine

    Rule of St. Columba

    Rule of St. Francis of Assisi

    The Mind's Road to God Saint Bonaventure

    Revelations of Divine Love Julian of Norwich

    Ascent of Mont Carmel John of the Cross

    Dark Night of the Soul John of the Cross

    A Spiritual Canticle of the Soul and the Bridegroom Christ John of the Cross

    Collected Works of St. John of the Cross Includes: Poems. The Sayings of Light and Love. The Ascent of Mount Carmel. The Dark Night of the Soul. The Spiritual Canticle. The Living Flame of Love. Special Counsels. Precautions. Letters

    On Loving God Bernard of Clairvaux

    On Cleaving to God St. Albert the Great

    The Writings of St. Francis of Assisi

    The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage; The Sparkling Stone; The Book of Supreme Truth Jan van Ruusbroec (1293-1381)

    The Dialogue of the Seraphic Virgin Catherine of Siena

    Spiritual Exercises Ignatius of Loyola

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