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Episode 27 – What Are Virtues and Why Do We Need Them? | Fr. Michael Sherwin, O.P.

Aquinas 101 - Course 2: Introduction to Thomistic Philosophy

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Piano Lessons - The Primary Function in the Beginning

There's an authoritative voice that says you are going to learn the piano. But why did their parents put you in this? I mean, what did they do concretely that make this happen? Was there a piano in the house? Got a piano? Okay, piano lessons. Now, who was this person who was telling you to do these things? Very nice lady, called Miss Ellen. Why did you obey her? She knew that she was doing it completely beautifully. So notice already the structure of this activity, very complicated activity. You start out with the building blocks, but you start out putting yourself in the hands of a master of the practice who can play beautifully. That authoritative voice

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