The Christian spiritual life and development is both, a horizontal path and a vertical one. It is likened to a ladder involving distinct levels of progression. Thus, the spiritual journey for all Catholics is composed of three steps: Interior, Religious, and Spiritual.

Stage 1 - Interior Life
Refers to the initial level of the spiritual path for Christians. At this stage, a person demonstrates the ability to be self-aware and self-autonomous, and shows the capacity to utilize their imagination. This stage is necessary for Christians to increase and deepen their spirituality. However, it is possible to have a profound interior life without being spiritual. A pragmatic illustration of this is a secular artist painting a picture. They exercise their imagination without contemplating the mysteries of God. Nevertheless, normally the more powerful the imagination is, the greater potential a person has to power their “spiritual engine”—the mind.

Stage 2 - The Religious Life
Defined as the level where one is focused on concepts of rituals and/or sacraments, the “religious life” is the next stage in Christian spirituality. To put it another way, this phase denotes an experience of contact with the transcendent deity via religion.

Stage 3 - The Spiritual Life
The final phase of the spiritual journey is at the level of the “spiritual life”. The phrase “the spiritual life” is delineated as the level where mankind’s spirit and the Holy Spirit connect— it also presupposes and fulfils the latter two stages in the spiritual excursion. One of the things we all surely must have learned growing up was the twelve fruits of the Holy Spirit. So it is good practice and efficacious to continue to invite daily the Holy Spirit to dwell in your heart and soul. This way, your knowledge of God increases but most importantly your actions are transformed. Spiritual growth is determined by the fruits you notice. Here is a list of the fruits of the Holy Spirit:

• Charity   Joy   Peace   Patience   Kindness   Goodness   Generosity   Gentleness   Faithfulness   Modesty   Self-control   Chastity

Through our FAST program you will learn to how to sow the seed and deepen the roots of spirituality; grow upward in phases, patiently and persistently towards a steadfast spiritual life that can withstand the worst thunderstorms of life. In this program you will discover the secrets of the saints, their holy practices and how we can also become saints like them or close enough at the least. Remember we are all called to become saints, to be perfected in charity, to dwell in holiness and produce fruits acceptable to the Lord.

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