Never Too Late to Love, Section II The First Step in Prayer - Fides et Ratio | Reflections on life from a theological and rational perspective

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Spiritual Development should have pride of place. Our faith is foundational to everything else we do. For good or ill.
Section II – Spiritual Development Should Have Pride of Place
In every age, the Church has taught that the spiritual life is not an accessory to human existence. It is the organizing principle of a well-ordered life. To say that spiritual development should have pride of place is to make a theological and anthropological claim. It affirms that the human person is created for a supernatural end and that all created goods bear fruit only when placed in right relation to that end. Faith is not one category among many; it is the foundation upon which every other dimension of life stands or falls.
Placing spiritual development first is an acknowledgment that the most important work of every Christian is interior. This does not diminish the weight of our vocational, familial, or civic responsibilities. Instead, it orders them. When the interior life is starved,…