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Sharpening Your Tongue: A Regnum Christi Essay On Charity in Our Words Paperback – February 2, 2016

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Regnum Christi Essays are extended, in-depth reflections on particular aspects of life as a Regnum Christi member. An Essay may develop the nature of a virtue, showing what that virtue might look like when lived out in harmony with the Regnum Christi identity and mission. An Essay may explore the challenges of living out one of the commitments shared by all members. An Essay may be instructive, explaining the history, context, and meaning of certain Movement traditions. In short, RC Essays are a chance for all of us to delve deeper into our charism, reflecting seriously on our spiritual patrimony, which the Church has recognized and lauded, and in that way helping that patrimony grow and bear fruit.RC Essays make no pretense of being the sole and exhaustive expression of our charism. The RC Spirituality Center will review and edit them to ensure their quality in expression and content, but no single person owns a collective charism in such a way as to give it a definitive and exhaustive expression. This is one of the important lessons we have begun to learn in our process of reform and renewal.Some RC Essays will lend themselves naturally to personal meditation; others will be especially apt for group study circles; all aim to be useful as spiritual reading for members in every branch of the Movement.It is our hope and prayer that this series will continue to grow organically under the Holy Spirit’s guidance. Some Essays will connect more strongly with our members, and others less, while some may fall by the wayside after their useful moment has passed. Yet perhaps the best RC Essays will stand the test of time, becoming spiritual and intellectual nourishment for many generations of Movement members.Please send your ideas and feedback to us through the feedback button at RCSpirituality.org.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ RCSpirituality (February 2, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 56 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0692633510
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0692633519
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.24 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.13 x 8 inches
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Fr. John Bartunek

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Fr. John received his BA in History from Stanford University in 1990. He was ordained a Catholic priest for the Legionaries of Christ in 2003 and earned his doctorate in moral theology in 2010. His most widely known book is called The Better Part: A Christ-Centered Resource for Personal Prayer. His online, do-it-yourself retreats are available at RCSpirituality.org.

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James
5.0 out of 5 stars Practical encouragement to grow in charity of speech
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Another encouraging book by Fr. John Bartunek to help us grow in our Christian walk. Helpful examples and clear discussion of how to avoid sins of the tongue and become more effective at connecting with others.
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Kathryn Bevis
5.0 out of 5 stars Change your habits and you can change everything.
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If you want to know what needs to change in human behavior, read this book. We get sucked into casual verbal assignation in social and family communication, that causes so much hardship in relationships, this book will awaken you to these caustic situations we perpetuate.
Words matter and when we recognize that, our speech patterns can change. This isn't about political correctness, this is about courtesy towards others and human dignity.
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marianne f armistead
5.0 out of 5 stars Clarity in speaking with love
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2016
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A Wonderfully thought provoking essay. I needed to go immediately to confession! Thank you, Fr Bartunek
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Dee
4.0 out of 5 stars Everyone must have one in their household
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The truth about our tongues how we speak and we eat with this same mouth we speak with. I think of garbage being dirty well the tongue can be such a nasty damaging weapon. This book I’ve read over and over it’s not a novel it is a new way to look at things and speak with sincere truth and compassion. Why I say something’s out loud that damaged another person is because I didn’t know how to hold my tongue. I recommend everyone to read this book and make a difference with you first. One person at a time this book would make this place heaven on earth. With all respect.
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Very thought provoking essay
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Fr Matthew P. Schneider, LC
5.0 out of 5 stars A Razor-Sharp Mind without a Razor-Sharp Tongue
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2016
Social Media often desensitizes us to sins of the tongue. If everyone else is using swear words and insults against politicians, my mean comment doesn’t seem that negative. But as Christians we are not just called to be better than average, we are called to be saints.

Sharpening Your Tongue by Fr John Bartunek speaks to this need to use our tongue virtuously. I picked it up to review. Overall I’d give it 5/5 stars.

Fr Bartunek doesn’t say anything radical and earth-shattering that I hadn’t already heard, but he summarizes all the aspects of sin and virtue with the tongue in only 37 pages. Let me summarize his argument then give my assessment.

Fr John begins by reminding us how “Our ability to communicate through language [is] connected to being created in [God’s] image and likeness.” (2) This is why how we speak is so central to Christian virtue and to the Regnum Christi charism. He then moves on to a biblical perspective focusing on the psalms and Jesus’ discussion with the Pharisees. Fr John quickly points out what makes up a lie according to the catechism and then moves on to what he calls “the normal temptations” which are sins of the tongue we are probably all tempted to do multiple times a day. These include rash judgment, calumny or slander, flattery or adulation, detraction, irony, boasting, destructive criticism, and whining. Finally, instead of listing the virtues that we practice of the tongue, he focuses on principles for the virtuous use of the tongue such as conviction, vulnerability, silence, listening, and conversing.

He clearly points out the nature of each vice, gives some examples, and offers means to fight it. For rash judgment, the definition comes from of the Catechism, “Assuming as true, without sufficient foundation, the more fault of a neighbor.” (CCC 2477) He then gives it the example of seeing what appears like a car being stolen and guessing the thief’s motives. He concludes by pointing out that this isn’t assuming no one ever sins but “Keep[ing] the circle of judgment open, to let God alone be the judge of the whole interior world of hidden motivations and moral culpability.” (13-14)

He also points out obstacles to healthy communication. For example, “Speaking from the heart, for my deepest convictions, often requires a willingness to be vulnerable. But it also requires having deep convictions.” (31) We need both vulnerability and convictions to begin the dialogue.

The only defect I saw was that on a few occasions, I said to myself “Where’s the rest?” as I was hoping for a little bit more explanation. Maybe that’s what each of us in Regnum Christi is supposed to work out in our life.

We need a razor-sharp intelligence and wit to use the tongue effectively but a razor-sharp tongue will lead us to fall into the sins of the tongue. Hopefully this essay will help you develop a razor-sharp mind while dulling your razor-sharp tongue.

Disclaimers: I got a free review copy for my honest opinion and this review comes from my blog: [...]
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2017
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Pretty good!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Challenging and thoughtful
Reviewed in Canada on May 8, 2019
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I loved this essay. It is so intelligent and thought provoking, yet I’ve also taken away many points to teach my children. It has really helped me reflect on what kind of communicator I want to be.
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