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SPIRITUAL LIFE
Session # 1
November 13, 2008
• Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D., wears many hats. He is
a Jesuit priest, the president of Gonzaga University,
an author, speaker, teacher, and a participant in
community affairs. His fresh and innovative
approach stems from his diverse areas of interest:
public accounting, finance, theology, physics,
metaphysics, ethics, and, of course, Gonzaga! With
his previous experience as Professor of Business
Ethics and Director of the Institute of Professional
Ethics at Seattle University, he has worked in an
advisory role with over 300 companies such as
Boeing, Toyota, Costco, and Caterpillar.
• Fr. Spitzer averages 130 major business and public
presentations per year, including: Tony Blair's
Cabinet in London, officials of the Russian Orthodox
Church, leaders of both sides of the Northern
Ireland conflict, and to members of the current
leadership in Costa Rica.
• Hosted several shows on EWTN
What is our Spiritual Life?
St. Paul says in his Letter to the Romans 8:9,
11-13 “Brothers & Sisters: You are not in the
flesh, you are in the spirit, if only the Spirit of
God dwells in you”….
o Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
o Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.
The Third Pillar: The Beatitudes
o Blessed are the peacemakers, they shall be called
children of God
o Blessed are you when men insult you and hate you and
utter every kind of slander falsely because of me.
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven will be
great.
The Third Pillar: The Beatitudes
• In contemporary terms:
• Blessed are the humble-hearted
• Blessed are the sorrowing
• Blessed are the gentle-hearted
• Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for the
will of God
• Blessed are the forgiving and merciful
• Blessed are the pure of heart
• Blessed are the peacemakers and reconcilers
The Third Pillar: The Beatitudes
Blessed are those persecuted for the will of
God
Blessed are you when men insult you and hate
you.
The Third Pillar: The Beatitudes
Quick overview –
Six Beatitudes describe fundamental interior
attitudes
- attitudes embedded in the heart
Three describe conditions of life that God will
alleviate, heal and sanctify in the kingdom of
heaven ( the sorrowing, the persecuted for
holiness sake, and “you” when you are
persecuted for the kingdom.)
The Third Pillar: The Beatitudes
• Six Central Virtues describe Jesus’ view of love
2. Humble-heartedness
3. Gentle- heartedness
4. Intense desire for the will of God
5. Forgiveness and mercy
6. Purity of heart
7. Peacemaking
The Third Pillar: The Beatitudes
• Blessed are the Humble Hearted
B. Placing the needs of others over our own