Posts Tagged ‘Temperance’
Does Spiritual Growth Mean Being Poor?
What exactly is the role of money in God’s plan for our spiritual growth? The Second Vatican Council warned us about the growing gap between our faith and our everyday lives. As disciples of Christ, we are called to sanctify every aspect of life for the authentic† development of human life and for the glory…
Read MoreSupernatural Temperance and the Joy of Steak
Spiritual growth includes becoming fully human, and that is why we need the virtue of natural temperance. Natural temperance is the virtue of balancing our desires for created goods according to our needs. As a natural virtue, temperance exercises our free will over our physical desires. It, therefore, leads to greater freedom and helps us…
Read MoreThe Cardinal Virtue of Temperance: Finding Your Sweet Spot
Part of spiritual growth is to live a fully human life by adopting a life of virtue. That means that we are more than animals. Animals are driven by instinct and desire. Their main purpose in life is to preserve their physical life and to continue their species. Now, there is no doubt that human…
Read MorePhysical Health & Moral Virtue
Most Catholics do not associate physical health and moral virtue. This is a large part of the virtue of Temperance. I think part of the reason we don’t make this connection is that it has been commandeered by New Age movements such as Yoga. A very large part is also that we don’t make the…
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