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It is a terrible thing to lose a virtue. We need all the virtues to be a fully moral person just as we need all the parts of the body to be working properly if we are to be in full health. If certain muscles in the legs do not work, for example, we may […]
by bcadmin | Nov 17, 2022 | daily life, Featured, Gratitude, joy, life, Living the Faith, News, Surrender & Strength, thanks, thanksgiving, Virtue | 0 |
“When it comes to life, the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” – G. K. Chesterton I remember at a very young age the constant urging of my parents to always say “thank you” in response to any kindness or…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 28, 2022 | Between the Sundays, Cardinal Virtues, courage, daily work, Featured, Fortitude, holiness, In the Workplace, News, Virtue, workplace | 0 |
Over the last few weeks, we have been looking at the four cardinal virtues. We have also been looking at how those virtue are practiced in the workplace. The virtues are good habits. Therefore, we do not practice the virtues in only one sphere of our l…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 27, 2022 | Evangelization, Featured, Humility, In the Workplace, joy, News, piety, sign of the Cross, Surrender & Strength, Virtue, witness | 0 |
I have written before about the public witness of the sign of the Cross. Countless business meals have turned into faith discussions, perhaps because of the simple act of making the sign of the cross and blessing the meal. I don’t know whether I see th…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 24, 2022 | Daily Quote, News, Saints, St. Anthony Mary Claret, Virtue | 0 |
A Daily Quote to Inspire Your Catholic Faith “Humility, obedience, meekness, and love are the virtues that shine through the Cross and the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar. O my Jesus, help me imitate you!” (St. Antony Mary Claret) The Optional Memorial …
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 21, 2022 | Between the Sundays, cardinal virtue, daily life, Featured, holiness, In the Workplace, Justice, News, Virtue, Work | 0 |
Last week we began looking at the cardinal virtues. The practice of the other virtues hinges on the four cardinal virtues. Pre-Christian philosophers like Plato and Aristotle recognized these virtues as the foundation of a good society. What am I due? …
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 20, 2022 | intention, Living the Faith, News, patience, Prayer, Surrender & Strength, temptation, Virtue | 0 |
“Will-power. A very important quality. Don’t despise little things, for by the continual practice of denying yourself again and again in such things—which are never futile or trivial—with God’s grace you will add strength and resilience to your charact…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 14, 2022 | Between the Sundays, cardinal virtue, holiness, In the Workplace, judgment, News, prudence, Virtue, Work | 0 |
Several months ago in this column, I wrote about what a virtue is and what that looks like in every day life. As a refresher, we want to remember that a virtue is a habitual and firm disposition to do the good (CCC 1804). The virtuous person seek…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 7, 2022 | Between the Sundays, blessings, Featured, giving thanks, Gospel, Gratitude, Living the Faith, News, thanksgiving, Virtue | 0 |
“Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?” (Luke 17:17–18) The readings this Sunday are a lesson in gratitude. What is our reaction to the gifts of God? Are we taking …
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 4, 2022 | Catholic man, Etiquette, gentleman, Masculinity, News, Virtue | 0 |
And what about “polite”? We think of the word today as meaning, more or less, mannerly. A polite person is somebody with manners; somebody who has the kindness to say please and thank you. But in origin the word is closer to polish, with the sense that the polite person is a sort of gleaming silver teapot. From its Latin roots (politus, the past participle of polire, to smooth or polish) through its emergence in Middle English and well into the 1700s, the word meant a thing buffed up or cleansed or even organized, although other meanings also emerged. So it always is with important words.
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 29, 2022 | anger, judgment, News, Social media, St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, The Dispatch, vice, Virtue | 0 |
Christ famously taught: “Judge not, that you be not judged” (Matthew 7:1). As Aquinas points out, Christ by no means intended to rule out all judgments about another person’s actions or character. Rather, he was […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 20, 2022 | Analysis, Depression, Features, Flourishing, Generation Z, Jesus Christ, News, Religion, Scripture, Virtue | 0 |
Every loving parent wants their child to flourish. Parents want their children to be happy in this life and truly fulfilled in the life to come. Yet, the youth of the upcoming generation are not […]
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