A Rule of Life for Living in a Catholic Faith Community
A “Rule of Life” offers a spiritual way to live faithfully individually, with your family, and in a community with other disciples of Christ, to continue to serve Christ's mission to foster, promote, and bring the reign of God's love, truth, goodness, justice, peace, compassion, forgiveness, healing and salvation to people "on earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:10). In a Catholic faith community, this Rule draws its guidance and nourishment from the Holy Spirit individually and communally through: daily prayer; the reading and study of Scripture, the Catechisms, Church teachings, and other spiritual writings; attendance and active participation at Mass; reception of the Eucharist and participating in the other Sacraments; living moral and virtuous lives; growing in deeper relationships of love with our God, others, ourselves, and with creation through God's grace and the lived experience of discipleship; and through selfless and loving service in ministerin...