The word charism means a gift freely and graciously given.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-04-20] Reference

The word translated "gift" is charisma in Greek, although I am wondering if this truly is equivalent to the idea of charism being discussed here.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three quotes on charisms in the Church] Reference

Lennon says he is exposing the dangerous and secretive group that is built around the "charism" of 87-year old Rev.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-09-01] Reference

We disregarded the "charism" of being a good husband or wife, mother or father, or even just a good person and promoted the extra-ordinary.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Word on Fr. Maciel] Reference

That was the original charism and it should continue.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-05-01] Reference

Always be wary of a self-assumed authority based on charism.    From Wordnik.com.  [The ‘woefully incompetent’ and ‘pugnacious’ André Alexis] Reference

Reasons include virtue, cunning, charism, heroics or stun me.    From Wordnik.com.  [Free to good homes.] Reference

Are you drawing a distinction btw a Dominican charism and me?.    From Wordnik.com.  [But God loves me anyway, right? (Now with footnotes!)] Reference

This was our particular charism, and we were widely valued for it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference

There is no perfect Order; no perfect monastery; no perfect charism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Questions for Those Discerning a Religious Vocation] Reference

And of course, his charism, his personality came across in a certain way.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 24, 2005] Reference

But there is no charism that goes automatically with political leadership.    From Wordnik.com.  [Just War Revisited] Reference

Q: And how can we understand the complementarity between institution and charism?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-05-18] Reference

What you choose with your congregations is up to you, the Spirit and your charism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Transparency, Creativity, and Heresy] Reference

The problem is that not everyone of a traditional bent can participate in that charism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clarification] Reference

This may be a painful task, but it is unavoidable if it is to be possible for your charism to survive.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference

Vatican II called for religious orders to restore the original charism of their founder, ressourcement.    From Wordnik.com.  [LCWR: prophets of futility & New Age gnosticism] Reference

Instead, they stress the positive aspect of extending the traditional Benedictine charism also into Italy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-07-27] Reference

We can see that more and more, the communities and movements place their own charism at the disposal of the parish.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-01-27] Reference

The charism of Venice's Byzantine brocade was broken by the effulgent flood of lights streaming into the cloud-clotted sky.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Kaisho]

Each one is distinct from the others, with the uniqueness proper of the human person and of a particular spiritual charism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hortus Eystettensis] Reference

Do not be shy to speak with Religious Brothers, Sisters or Priests about the charism and spirituality of their Congregation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-04-20] Reference

Along with the Co-Workers, the lay Missionaries of Charity try to follow Mother Teresa's spirit and charism in their families.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mother Teresa - Biography] Reference

Less than a year after leaving the Daily Bread Food Bank, his honesty and charism made him the number 1 choice with ballots 1-4.    From Wordnik.com.  [our very own kennedy.] Reference

Your credibility and the credibility and survival of your charism depend on the honesty with which you go about that soul searching.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference

All this implies that authority be recognized as an important task in carrying out the mission, faithful to the charism proper to each.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference

Today, I wish to draw your attention to the positive spiritual renewal which Congregations are undertaking in relation to their charism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-04-20] Reference

No perfect community exists, but it is fidelity to a founding charism, not to particular individuals, that the Lord calls you to discern.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-04-20] Reference