O.K. this was very engaging.

Do you know your temperament? Using the Keirsey Temperament sorter , you can actually use the data to find your spiritual temperament as well as your personality temperament. These finding have been applied to learning to get along, manage a community, profession etc.

Give it a try then come back here to read the findings based on your type, suggestions for prayer etc... taken from a recent Life Night at SPX.

Generalities regarding the Temperaments

Ignatian Temperament - SJ

• Deep Sense of Obligation


• Givers Over Receivers
• Deeply Committed to Caring for those in Need


• Like Order - Ceremonies, Rituals, Tradition, and History


• Tend to be Pessimists


• Need to See Continuity Between What is Believed Today and What Was Believed.



• Project Themselves Back Into an Event of Scripture and become a Part of it.

- by Fr. James JandaArchdiocese of Salt Lake CityThis icon was commisssioned by the President of Creighton University, John Schlegel, S.J. on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the University in gratitude for the work of the Jesuit Community.

Thomistic Temperament - NT

• Very Logical
  
• Gravitate to things that are complicated and challenging to the mind.


• Want to master and control whatever they do, including their faith life.



• Can tend to be very hard on themselves - very disciplined, very demanding, etc.


• Prefers orderly, neat forms of prayer and spirituality


• Tremendous hunger for perfection


• Mystics and contemplatives have come from this temperament - St. Theresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross

Augustinian Temperament - NF

• Usually Creative, optimistic, Persuasive


• Tend to be good verbally - outspoken,good in writing and speaking


• Have a great need to communicate to others


• Do not do well with conflict


• They need acceptance and affirmation from others


• Always searching for meaning and self-identity


• Want to know that what they do makes a difference


• Keen Interest in the future


• Transposing Events of Scripture into Today's situations.

Franciscan - SP

• Have a need to be free


• Can be impulsive, don't like to be tied down


• Want to follow their spirit



• They are flexible, open minded


• Acts of loving service can be a most effective form of prayer


• Like to live and pray in the present moment - not too concerned with the past or the future


• Are capable of great heroic sacrifices

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Preferred Prayer Formats and Experiences

Ignatian

Formal - Lectio Divina or Meditation or reflect on the Resurrection of Jesus.

Informal- Use your imagination to become part of the prayer of scripture. Write down references/scriptures that seem interesting and then look them up later.

If you found yourself an:

ISTJ - God, help me to begin relaxing about little details tomorrow at 11:41.32 a.m.

ESTJ - God, help me to not try to RUN everything, But if You need some help just ask!

ISFJ - Lord, help me to be more laid back, and help me to do it exactly RIGHT!

ESFJ - LORD, GIVE ME PATIENCE AND I MEAN RIGHT NOW!

Thomistic

Formal - Lectio Divina with focus on meditation

Informal - Study and consider every truth, virtue, thought from every possible angle until you grasp it. Apply What, With, When, Where, What and apply to the topic of reflection. Conclude your prayer with resolutions of how you are going to practice or live out your faith.

If you found yourself an:

ENTJ - God help me to slow downandnotrushthroughwhatIdoAmen.

INTJ - Lord, keep me open to other's ideas, WRONG though they may be!

INTP - Lord, help me be less independent, but let me do it my way.

ENTP - God, help me follow established procedures today. On second thought, I'll settle for a few minutes.

Augustinian

Formal - Lectio Divina with focus on the dialogue between God and oneself.

Informal - Transpose the words of scripture and apply them to your life/situation today. Use speaking and writing to reflect and meditate. Focus on a relationship with each person in the Holy Trinity. Take more time in prayer & quiet meditation.

If you found yourself an:

INFP - Lord, help me to finish everything I sta

INFJ - Lord help me no be a perfectionist. (Did I spell that correctly?)

ENFJ - God, help me to do only what I can, and trust you for the rest. Do you mind putting that in writing?

ENFP - God, help me keep my mind one thing-- LOOK! A Bird!

Franciscan

Formal - Acts of Service and Good Works

Informal - Relating life through Jesus' life and the parables. See God in the whole of creation, use a flower as a way to enter into meditation. Be open to free flowing informal communication with God.

If you found yourself an:

ESTP - God , help me to take RESPONSIBILITY for my own actions, even though they're not usually my fault!

ISTP - God help me to consider people's feelings even if most of them are hypersensitive!

ISFP - Lord, help me to stand up for my RIGHTS! (if you don't mind me asking)

ESFP - GOD, HELP ME TO TAKE THINGS MORE SERIOUSLY ESPECIALLY PARTIES & DANCING.

My friends - I hope you found your spiritual temperament and I pray that you see yourself with a good dose of humor and compassion. Never be too busy to explore ways to communicate with God.

Other 6

Was looking through the new Catechist magazine and came across this ad with light and dark blue bubbles curtaining these words "Where do you find God? " So I went to the website it listed to look www.Other6.com

Take a look and give it a try. Maybe for Lent?

Back in the land of the living

We've got two types of creeping crud around here at the moment, one stomach afflicting and the other respiratory. I was "touched" by the stomach version on Monday out of the blue and it was the weirdest thing. I've heard varying degrees of affliction, mine wasn't so severe by other reports, but I just couldn't seem to shake it.

Did the unthinkable and stayed on home on a Wednesday night! Have I said how wonderful my Faith Formation team is? Well if you haven't heard me go on and on - they are fabulous! They had things well in hand, but I must have missed out on a visit from my best friend. Today I found on my desk, a hand crafted card with a note made of the only materials at her disposal: glitter glue; buttons; sequins; crayons, and construction paper. She is the queen of field expedience! Because even with only those few paltry craft items she made me smile and feel loved. Thank you Begs.

* For those of you who get the stomach version of the crud, it lasts about three days, don't push it to go back to work in one or two, trust me, you'll be back at home. For those with the respiratory version, at least a week to get over the worst of it - if you're into home remedies, try some Whiskey, Honey and Lemon for the non-stop coughing, and sore throat, my grandmother's home remedy for such ailments. Mix equal parts of whiskey and honey, she usually started with 1/2 cups and with a few tablespoons of fresh lemon juice. Shake together in a mason jar and sip. I repeat, SIP one shot glass of the concoction as needed about one every couple of hours. Let's just say I didn't understand the sip part of the instructions and "smooth" was not the word for it. My grandmother would make a batch with the first sniffle of the winter. I knew when respiratory ills where imminent because that mason jar with golden, pulp-filled liquid would appear. I recently made some for Deacon Bill when we were visiting in Alabama, and ask him - it really works.

** Of course you should check all medications you are taking to make sure you can consume alcohol without any adverse effects, I'm just say'n.