The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) Day 241: The Cardinal Virtues (2025)
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Aug 29, 2025 Explore the four cardinal virtues: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. Learn how these virtues guide us toward goodness and spiritual growth. Discover the importance of temperance for moral balance and how it aligns passions with reason. Delve into practical applications of these virtues in everyday life, emphasizing the role of divine grace. Gain insights on how cultivating these traits can lead to moral living and greater joy.
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Virtue Is Habitual and Whole-Person
- A virtue is an habitual and firm disposition to do the good, not an occasional good act.
- The virtuous person uses all sensory and spiritual powers to pursue the good in concrete actions.
Prudence: Right Reason In Action
- Prudence disposes practical reason to discern true good and choose the right means in each circumstance.
- Prudence guides judgment of conscience and directs conduct as 'right reason in action.'
Justice Orders What Is Owed
- Justice is the constant and firm will to give others their due, first to God then to neighbor.
- Justice orders relationships by respecting rights and establishing harmony that promotes the common good.
