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fundamentally the same in man (CCC 367). That is, as the Church
teaches, the soul signifies the spiritual principle of man. The human
body is human precisely because it is animated by a spiritual soul
(CCC 363-364). In other words, man is the only bodily being whose
soul is a spirit (animals are not spiritual), and the only Spirit which is
a soul (angels do not have a body and therefore no soul). Only in
humans do we find both soul and Spirit. ~ Catholic Answers.

The soul makes us living bodies, which have rational
powers and separates us from other living beings. In 1 Corinthians
6:19, we know our body is the temple where the Holy Spirit lives.
This Spirit is united with our soul and body, so we become
spiritually alive. The Spirit transcends our bodily limitations and
opens the soul toward the supernatural life of grace to be raised
beyond all it deserves to communion with God. Thus, the second
half of the book teaches us how we can follow our spirit to live in
communion with God, so we can love our neighbors, as in Mark
12:31, "Love Your Neighbor as Yourself."

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy
Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not
your own? ~ 1 Corinthians 6:19

The knowledge and practice of Tao and Te is essential for
our faith. The statement "faith without works is dead" means that
true faith in Christ always produces good works. Faith is a virtue,
and it is something that has to be cultivated. You cannot lose your
faith. We can choose to practice our faith, or we can choose not to
use it.