In His Spirit--A Guide to Today's Spirituality

About the Book

   Nothing changes a person's life more meaningfully than developing a vibrant and consistent habit of prayer -- but most of us have never really been taught how to pray in deeply personal ways.  In other words, according to Fr. Richard Hauser, few of us have learned to recognize and appreciate the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

   While listening to the Holy Spirit is at the center of prayer, most of us struggle to recognize the difference between the Holy Spirit and the thousands of other ideas that float through our minds each day.  In His Spirit will help readers develop a new awareness of the spiritual reality surrounding us, and a better understanding of two fundamental models of spirituality viewed through the perspective of Sacred Scripture.

      From the Introduction...

      "The Holy Spirit is the organizing motif of each chapter.  In giving presentations on the spiritual life
      I have discovered that most of our misunderstandings flowed from a lack of appreciation of the role
      of the Spirit; we simply do not take seriously the role of the Spirit whom Jesus sent to take his place
      among us and be our sanctifier.  This book blends a theoretical understanding of the Spirit flowing
      from Scripture and contemporary theology with a practical application of this theory to daily life."

Segments

Week 1 - March 10
Chapter 1 - Two Models of Spirituality
Week 2 - March 17
Chapter 2 - Recognizing the Holy Spirit
Week 3 - March 24
Chapter 3 - The Holy Spirit and Personal Prayer
Week 4 - March 31
Chapter 4 - Improving Personal Prayer
Week 5 - April 7
Chapter 5 - Guidelines for Living in the Spirit

About the Author

The late Fr. Richard Hauser was a Jesuit priest, theologian and author who spent his entire professional life at Creighton University in Omaha. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1955 and was ordained a priest in 1968.  He received a Ph.D in Religion and Religious Education from the Catholic University of America and was appointred assistant professor of theology at Creighton in 1973. Over the years he served as Chair of the Theology Department, founded and directed the master’s programs in ministry and theology, served as director of the Christian Spirituality master’s program, and served as rector of the Creighton University Jesuit Community.  In his teaching and writing Fr. Hauser focused on contemporary Christian Spirituality, particularly the Holy Spirit, Ignatian spirituality, discernment of spirits, and contemplation. He wrote three books: In His Spirit--A Guide to Today's Spirituality (1982), Moving in the Spirit (1986), and Finding God in Troubled Times (1994), each of which applied the theology of the Holy Spirit to a dimension of contemporary spiritual living. He died in 1983 at the age of 80.
 

[Posted: 02.18.22]