Spirituality Vs. Charism

[AveMariaPurissima]

In a nut shell, what's the difference between an order's spirituality and their charism?

 

Thanks! :)

[ToJesusMyHeart]

This site has a lot of good information about religious life. One of the tabs at the top is "What is the difference between religious orders" and speaks a little of both spiritualities and charisms of orders. 

 

http://www.religious-vocation.com/index.html

[maximillion]

Don't know if this helps.........

 

 

What is a charism?
Catholic religious orders use the word 'charism' to describe their spiritual orientation and any special characteristics or values. A charism (from the Greek: χαρίσμα) in general denotes any grace that God gifts to an individual or group to perform a specific mission in the Church and the World.

Contemplation is at the heart of Carmel
The Carmelite Family believes that the heart of our way of life - whether we are friars, enclosed nuns, apostolic sisters, laity, or hermits - is contemplation. Saint John of the Cross described contemplation as the inflowing of God's grace into a human being. More recently Fr. Joseph Chalmers, O.Carm., has described it simply as 'friendship with God'. Another Carmelite has said that the Order's charism is "to know and love God, and to make God known and loved".

Contemplation is a gift we can be open to
Carmelites seek to be contemplative. We believe that God's grace and friendship is offered to all people, not as something we can earn or attain by our own efforts, but as a free gift of God, given whenever and to whoever God wishes. To become contemplative Carmelites seek to open their hearts to God, practicing what our tradition calls 'vacare Deo' (Latin for 'space for God' or 'openness to God').

 

 

 

Not to be confused with Spiritualism.

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The term spirituality lacks a definitive definition,^[1][2] although social scientists have defined spirituality as the search for "the sacred," where "the sacred" is broadly defined as that which is set apart from the ordinary and worthy of veneration.^[3]