FOREWORD

1. The Spiritual Life according to CATHOLIC TRADITION

2. The Spiritual Life and the WORD OF GOD

3. PRAYER

4. The SACRAMENTAL LIFE

5. The PRINCIPLES of the Ascetic Life

6 .Christian ASCETICISM and Christian HUMANISM

7 .Asceticism of the Cross and the Different Christian Vocations: LAY SPIRITUALITY

8 .Asceticism of the Cross and the Different Christian Vocations: MONASTIC SPIRITUALITY

9 .Various Apostolic Vocations: The PRIESTLY VOCATION and the “RELIGIOUS” VOCATIONS

10. Development of the Spiritual Life: A PURIFICATION

11. Development and the Rhythms of the Spiritual Life: ILLUMINATION and UNION

12. The MYSTICAL LIFE

[13].  CONCLUSION

[14].  Classic TEXTS