What is Spirituality? God is Love

Father Bill W.

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The series explores the book SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION by Dr. George E. Vaillant. The author was a psychiatrist at Harvard and served as a non-alcoholic Trustee for Alcoholics Anonymous. Spirituality can be a hard concept to grasp, and his book helps make it understandable. He defines spirituality as the realization of positive emotions such as love, hope, faith, joy, forgiveness, and compassion – along with awe and mystical illumination. The author argues our brains are hard wired for these and through the 12 Step journey, we’re evolving – “sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly” towards realizing them in our lives This episode focuses on the meaning and transforming power of LOVE.

Show Notes:

Spiritual Evolution: A Scientific Defense of Faith by George Vaillant Used Copy Available

HARVARD STUDY HIGHLIGHTS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Study

References to LOVE in Key AA Literature (Courtesy 164andMore.com):https://www.164andmore.com/words/love.htm

Paul’s Letter to the Corinthians

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