Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 92 No. 5, 2022.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.53745/bs.92.5.10
Eucharistic Celebration as a Source of Spiritual Capital. Case of Spanish Catholic School
Vicente Vide Rodríguez
; Faculty of Theology University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
David Wroblewski
; Crete-Regional Center for Theological Studies of Aragon, Zaragosa, Spain
Abstract
Despite decades of secularization, the influence of the Christian tradition is still felt in Europe. This article focuses on the case of Spain, a country that went from being one of the most Catholic to one of the least religious in just a few decades. This article presents the study of spiritual capital using a sample of Spanish youth. There are many spiritual resources, however an example of a clear religious and spiritual resource is the Eucharist, which is still considered »spiritual food« for most Catholics. Therefore, we measure the extent to which the Mass is still a spiritual resource in the secular Spanish landscape. We capture the younger generation’s own expressions. Our results suggest that young people perceive the celebration of the Eucharist as a source of spiritual capital (experience of joy, compassion, gratitude, emotional well-being, resilience, etc.), as more than 65% of the responses refer to some of the indicators of spiritual capital. However, only 8% of students report attending the Mass regularly. The rest of the students either do not participate in the celebration of the Eucharist at all or only sporadically.
Keywords
spirituality; spiritual capital; Eucharist; Catholic school; secularization
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301118
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Publication date:
2.5.2023.
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