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Catechism

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	:; [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c1a7.htm#1803 #1803]		:; [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c1a7.htm#1803 #1803]

	:: "Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things."~~<ref>~~Phil 4:8.~~</ref>~~		:: "Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things" (Phil 4:8).

	:: A virtue is an habitual and firm disposition to do the good. It allows the person not only to perform good acts, but to give the best of himself. The virtuous person tends toward the good with all his sensory and spiritual powers; he pursues the good and chooses it in concrete actions.		:: A virtue is an habitual and firm disposition to do the good. It allows the person not only to perform good acts, but to give the best of himself. The virtuous person tends toward the good with all his sensory and spiritual powers; he pursues the good and chooses it in concrete actions.

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Fortitude (patience, endurance)

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	Not by looking at things outside of us but by recognizing what is happening within us.		Not by looking at things outside of us but by recognizing what is happening within us.

			Not by "empty-headed looking-at" (derived from Lonergan).

			Faith is one of those 10,000-hour things.

			For angels, it is otherwise. Their entire being is committed in one decision. Not so with us!

			Faith is a relationship.

			A committed personal relationship.

			And we have all the difficulties of relationships in our relationship with God.

	=== Moderation (temperance) ===		=== Moderation (temperance) ===

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	:: Let nothing disturb you, nothing frighten you; all things are passing; God never changes. '''Patient endurance obtains all things.''' He who has God lacks nothing; God alone suffices.		:: Let nothing disturb you, nothing frighten you; all things are passing; God never changes. '''Patient endurance obtains all things.''' He who has God lacks nothing; God alone suffices.

			"Faith is hard work."

			Because we don't see the act of faith, it seems to be next to nothing.

			We know spiritual things spiritually.

			Not by looking at things outside of us but by recognizing what is happening within us.

	=== Moderation (temperance) ===		=== Moderation (temperance) ===

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Cardinal Virtues

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	== Cardinal Virtues ==		== Cardinal Virtues ==

	~~Aristotle~~ developed the theory that there are four cardinal ("hinge") virtues (powers developed by habitual practice) necessary for the good life. The four cardinal virtues interact with each other and support each other.		Plato developed the theory that there are four cardinal ("hinge") virtues (powers developed by habitual practice) necessary for the good life. The four cardinal virtues interact with each other and support each other.

			:: "And if a man love justice, her labors have great virtues. For she teacheth temperance and prudence and justice and fortitude, which are such things as men can have nothing more profitable in life" (Wisdom 8:7).

	=== Prudence ===		=== Prudence ===

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	Virtue is "a habitual and firm disposition to do good" [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c1a7.htm#1833 (CCC #1833).] A proverb of unknown origin says, "Sow a thought and reap an act; sow an act and reap a habit; sow a habit and reap a character; sow a character and reap a destiny."		Virtue is "a habitual and firm disposition to do good" [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c1a7.htm#1833 (CCC #1833).] A proverb of unknown origin says, "Sow a thought and reap an act; sow an act and reap a habit; sow a habit and reap a character; sow a character and reap a destiny."

			Virtues are habits. ''Practice makes progress.''

	Buddha (~500 BC in India), Confucius (~500 BC in China), Aristotle (~350 BC in Greece), and the classic Christian tradition all hold that ''"Virtue is the mean between extremes."''		Buddha (~500 BC in India), Confucius (~500 BC in China), Aristotle (~350 BC in Greece), and the classic Christian tradition all hold that ''"Virtue is the mean between extremes."''

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	Virtue is "a habitual and firm disposition to do good" [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c1a7.htm#1833 (CCC #1833).]		Virtue is "a habitual and firm disposition to do good" [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c1a7.htm#1833 (CCC #1833).] A proverb of unknown origin says, "Sow a thought and reap an act; sow an act and reap a habit; sow a habit and reap a character; sow a character and reap a destiny."

	Buddha (~500 BC in India), Confucius (~500 BC in China), Aristotle (~350 BC in Greece), and the classic Christian tradition all hold that ''"Virtue is the mean between extremes."''		Buddha (~500 BC in India), Confucius (~500 BC in China), Aristotle (~350 BC in Greece), and the classic Christian tradition all hold that ''"Virtue is the mean between extremes."''

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	And so on with all of the other virtues, even the supernatural virtues of faith, hope, love.		And so on with all of the other virtues, even the supernatural virtues of faith, hope, love.

			Forgiveness is not the only 70 times 7 reality in the spiritual life! "Suntne angeli?" No, we are not angels. Angels do not have virtuous habits. They decide the whole of their life in one supreme act in which they choose to love God or love themselves. After that decisive act, they are in full possession of their angelic powers to carry out that decision. They do not pass from one stage of actualization of potential to another as we do. They are what they are.

	== References ==		== References ==

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	==== "Virtue is the mean between extremes." ====		==== "Virtue is the mean between extremes." ====
	:{\|{{Prettytable}}		:{\|{{Prettytable}}
	\|-		\|- valign="top"
	!Too Little		!Too Little
	!Four Cardinal Virtues		!Four Cardinal Virtues
	!Too Much		!Too Much
	\|-		\|- valign="top"
	\|Imprudence		\|Imprudence
	\|'''[[Prudence]]'''		\|'''[[Prudence]]'''
	:practical wisdom		:practical wisdom
	\|Over-caution		\|Over-caution
	\|-		\|- valign="top"
	\|Immorality		\|Immorality
	\|'''Justice'''		\|'''Justice'''
	:equal rights, due process		:equal rights, due process
	\|[[Scrupulosity]]		\|[[Scrupulosity]]
	\|-		\|- valign="top"
	\|Self-indulgence		\|Self-indulgence
	\|'''Temperance'''		\|'''Temperance'''
	:moderation		:moderation
	\|Puritanism/Jansenism		\|Puritanism/Jansenism
	\|-		\|- valign="top"
	\|Cowardice		\|Cowardice
	\|'''Fortitude'''		\|'''Fortitude'''
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	:{\|{{Prettytable}}		:{\|{{Prettytable}}
	\|-		\|- valign="top"
	!Flip Side		!Flip Side
	!Positive Value		!Positive Value
	!Seven Deadly Sins		!Seven Deadly Sins
	\|-		\|- valign="top"
	\|Depression, Despair, Suicide		\|Depression, Despair, Suicide
	\|Self-esteem		\|Self-esteem
	!Pride		!Pride
	\|-		\|- valign="top"
	\|Dissolution		\|Dissolution
	\|Productivity		\|Productivity
	!Greed		!Greed
	\|-		\|- valign="top"
	\|Apathy, Frigidity, Impotence		\|Apathy, Frigidity, Impotence
	\|Intimacy		\|Intimacy
	![[Lust]]		![[Lust]]
	\|-		\|- valign="top"
	\|Victim Mentality, Passive Aggression		\|Victim Mentality, Passive Aggression
	\|Self-defense, Assertiveness		\|Self-defense, Assertiveness
	![[Christian anger management\|Anger]]		![[Christian anger management\|Anger]]
	\|-		\|- valign="top"
	\|Anorexia		\|Anorexia
	\|Survival, Pleasure		\|Survival, Pleasure
	!Gluttony		!Gluttony
	\|-		\|- valign="top"
	\|Antipathy, Isolation		\|Antipathy, Isolation
	\|Admiration		\|Admiration
	!Envy		!Envy
	\|-		\|- valign="top"
	\|Obsessive-compulsion		\|Obsessive-compulsion
	\|Rest		\|Rest
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	:{\|{{Prettytable}}		:{\|{{Prettytable}}
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	!Deficiency		!Deficiency
	!Virtue		!Virtue
	!Excess		!Excess
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	\|Hardness of heart		\|Hardness of heart
	\|'''Faith'''		\|'''Faith'''
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	Quietism,<br>		Quietism,<br>
	unbalanced enthusiasm		unbalanced enthusiasm
	\|-		\|- valign="top"
	\|Despair		\|Despair
	\|'''Hope'''		\|'''Hope'''
	\|Presumption		\|Presumption
	\|-		\|- valign="top"
	\|Self-centeredness,<br>		\|Self-centeredness,<br>
	Lust		Lust

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	The way to improve our muscle tone is to exercise. That is the proper means to the end we seek. Bodily health cannot be purchased or stored up by any other means. The way to grow in virtue is to defeat temptation. Virtue cannot be acquired by any other means.		The way to improve our muscle tone is to exercise. That is the proper means to the end we seek. Bodily health cannot be purchased or stored up by any other means. The way to grow in virtue is to defeat temptation. Virtue cannot be acquired by any other means.

			:; [http://usccb.org/bible/zechariah/4:10 Zechariah 4:10]

			:: "Do not despise the day of small beginnings."

			We learn how to walk by walking poorly at first.

			We learn how to speak by speaking poorly at first.

			We learn how to be patient by being patient poorly at first.

			And so on with all of the other virtues, even the supernatural virtues of faith, hope, love.

	== References ==		== References ==

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	Sack's insight applies to all vices and virtues, because all are matters of habit. All other things being equal, the more we practice patience, the more patient we become; the more we exercise wisdom in practical matters, the wiser we become.		Sack's insight applies to all vices and virtues, because all are matters of habit. All other things being equal, the more we practice patience, the more patient we become; the more we exercise wisdom in practical matters, the wiser we become.

	There is no other way to develop the virtues than to practice being virtuous. Temptations are "Free Growth Opportunities."<ref>Please note that in the original saying, heard from time to time in various Twelve Step programs, a different word is used instead of "Free." Some reduce the phrase, "another f[ree] growth opportunity" to the acronym, "AFGO." The spirituality of learning by doing is sound; the vulgarity doesn't belong on a family-friendly wiki.</ref> This is why St. Philip Neri taught that "When God intends to grant a man any particular virtue, it is His way to ''let him be tempted to the opposite vice''."<ref>[[Maxims\|"Maxims and Sayings of St. Philip Neri,"]] August 31; emphasis added.</ref> Our muscles don't gain strength when the path is easy and we are traveling with a light load. To grow in strength, we must be tested a little beyond what we have already learned to endure.		'''There is no other way to develop the virtues than to practice being virtuous.''' Temptations are "Free Growth Opportunities."<ref>Please note that in the original saying, heard from time to time in various Twelve Step programs, a different word is used instead of "Free." Some reduce the phrase, "another f[ree] growth opportunity" to the acronym, "AFGO." The spirituality of learning by doing is sound; the vulgarity doesn't belong on a family-friendly wiki.</ref> This is why St. Philip Neri taught that "When God intends to grant a man any particular virtue, it is His way to ''let him be tempted to the opposite vice''."<ref>[[Maxims\|"Maxims and Sayings of St. Philip Neri,"]] August 31; emphasis added.</ref> Our muscles don't gain strength when the path is easy and we are traveling with a light load. To grow in strength, we must be tested a little beyond what we have already learned to endure.

	The way to improve our muscle tone is to exercise. That is the proper means to the end we seek. Bodily health cannot be purchased or stored up by any other means. The way to grow in virtue is to defeat temptation. Virtue cannot be acquired by any other means.		The way to improve our muscle tone is to exercise. That is the proper means to the end we seek. Bodily health cannot be purchased or stored up by any other means. The way to grow in virtue is to defeat temptation. Virtue cannot be acquired by any other means.