Posts Tagged ‘prudence’
Could Practicing the Virtue of Prudence Give You More Time In Your Day?
First Key to Spiritual Growth: Taking Control of Your Life through the Virtue of Prudence In the last two articles we explored the need to take control of our lives. We saw how we can make simple choices that slowly build up our inner sanctuary. Then we looked at the importance of embracing change in…
Read MoreThe Virtue of Prudence: Choosing the Greatest Good
What does it mean to nurture the moral virtue of prudence? A big part of it is to carefully consider and intentionally move toward the best possible good. Prudence is the cardinal virtue of identifying authentic human good and making a plan to attain it. There are three stages of prudence: Step 1: Examining your…
Read MoreSupernatural Prudence: Discerning God’s Will
While natural prudence is focused on attaining authentic good so that we can live the truly good life that God has planned for us, supernatural prudence is focused on knowing the good of God Himself. Natural virtue is aided by grace, but supernatural virtue is complete cooperation with grace. There is a strong connection between…
Read More6 Areas of Your Life Damaged By Being Too Busy
My life is still too busy, but I have found the concepts of Overload and Margin to be not only useful but nearly transforming in my life. Reading Dr. Richard Swenson’s book was a true awakening for me. “Oh, that’s my problem!” Like many, I assumed that my life was out of my control.…
Read MoreThe Virtue of Prudence: Human Beings Not Human Doings
The virtue of prudence is the habit of choosing the greatest possible good (exercising true freedom) and making a plan to get it. This far-ranging virtue touches on every dimension of our lives. One important part of exercising prudence is to examine our lives and to shape ourselves according to God’s plan and in cooperation…
Read MoreThe Virtue of Prudence: A Kairos Man in a Chronos World
I have never been known as a punctual person. In fact, friends often joke that they need to give me an earlier start time for events so I’ll be on time. My wife actually does that – no joke. Part of my problem is a weakness in the virtue of prudence where it touches on…
Read MoreToo Busy: 3 Tips for Focusing on What is Truly Important
Most people who think that their lives are too busy actually suffer from a much different problem from “having too much to do.” They actually suffer from a problem establishing their priorities. Rather than more time management strategies, what they really need is the virtue of prudence. Prudence is the virtue of identifying what is…
Read MoreCatholic Prayer: The Virtue of Prudence and the Habit of Prayer
Catholic spirituality and prayer often begins with the virtue of prudence. We need to deal with our own weaknesses & bad habits in order to grow in love for God.
Read More5 Insights That Changed My Approach to Time Management
Is time management the solution to your problems? Yesterday was a pretty typical day for me. I started the day with my “todo list,” which I should really call my “wishlist.” After getting breakfast for the children and me, I got on a call with the director for my part-time job with the Diocese of…
Read MoreWhat Virtues Make a Well-Ordered Life Second Nature?
A habit is a tendency to perform an action readily and easily. Virtues are good habits – habits that resonate with who we are meant to be. Habits are formed by doing something over and over again. This repeated action literally forms a path in our brain that connects a need or desire to the…
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