Father Jeffrey F. KirbyThe spiritual life is enriched by several wellsprings. The Church nourishes and promotes these spiritual wellsprings and encourages the faithful to use them as they seek to draw closer to God.

The wellsprings include the written Word of God and the Church’s sacred liturgy. In addition, the wellsprings include faith, hope, and love, which are the three central virtues of the Christian way of life. These virtues are called the theological virtues since they possess a supernatural expression that deals directly with our relationship with God, which is Theos in Greek.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church describes these powerful virtues, which are infused in us through holy baptism. …

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