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- noun Plural form of
charism .
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Examples
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Even as a teenager, I concluded it is unbiblical to say certain charisms had ceased to be.
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It was only after I learned about the special spiritual gifts called charisms that I realised my mother has the charism of hospitality, and that she is doing God's work when she opens her home to family, friends and neighbours.
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In addition, let me note that one of the charisms is the discernment of spirits which is invaluable in our decision-making.
Catholic Analysis 2008
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West does not gain any charisms because a professor in Boston gave him an imprimatur.
Dr. Janet Smith replies to Dr. Schindler, defends Christopher West 2009
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Furthermore, St. Paul indicates the charisms are not uncontrolled ecstatic behaviors but controllable abilities: “Indeed, the spirits of prophets are under the prophets 'control” (1 Corinthians 14.32 NAB).
Archive 2007-02-01 2007
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God gives his charisms as he pleases and no particular gift should be elevated above the others.
Archive 2007-02-01 2007
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It is a communion in faith, hope and love rooted in the Eucharist; communion in the sacraments; in the diversity of charisms; in reconciliation, communion in the ministry.
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Furthermore, St. Paul indicates the charisms are not uncontrolled ecstatic behaviors but controllable abilities: “Indeed, the spirits of prophets are under the prophets 'control” (1 Corinthians 14.32 NAB).
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It was an age in which the person was pushed to the fore, and in which we looked for immediate fruit and bathed in the charisms of others and searched anxiously for own.
A Word on Fr. Maciel elena maria vidal 2009
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Unlike the charisms, which are bestowed for the service of others, these gifts are offered to all, because they are intended to lead the person to sanctity and perfection.
Part III: Piety the Just Gift elena maria vidal 2009
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