Tag: intelligence

TWO TYPES OF CONTEMPLATION

In passive/infused contemplation

derived from Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross

God has taken over your spiritual life

your will is still

and you become the passive recipient of God’s graces

in active contemplation

derived from Ignatius of Loyola

you apply your imagination to scripture scenarios

  • – Jesus walking on the raging sea
  • – Zacchaeus hiding in the sycamore tree

to see the movements

of God’s grace in your own life

helping you make holy choices

for your future

in either case, contemplation

is the highest expression of the intellectual

and spiritual life

of human beings.