St. Francis de Sales describes Charity as "the king of virtues," which is attended upon and served by all the others. In his usual style, he likens it to the King of Bees, who never goes forth without being attended by his buzzing subjects (the good bishop was a big fan of Pliny and he … Continue reading Sunday Thoughts: Charity, the King of Virtues
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Our Particular Challenge
There are some doctrine that are ill-suited for some times. St. Paul wrote the Corinthians that he “gave them milk to drink, not meat, for you were not yet able.” (1 Cor. 3:2). That is, he didn’t try to convey the fullness or complexity of Christian doctrine to them, since he knew they weren’t yet … Continue reading Our Particular Challenge
Cardinal Virtues Begin on Catholic Match
Over the next few weeks, CatholicMatch will be running a series of articles I wrote on the Cardinal Virtues. The Introduction went up today: When we only have ourselves to consider, we can (and many do) distract ourselves with hedonistic indulgence, with ever more novel and transgressive pleasures, or, failing that, with the bitter delights … Continue reading Cardinal Virtues Begin on Catholic Match
Link: 20 Things Every Man Should Be Able to Do
It's rare to find good advice these days, especially on the internet, where everyone and anyone suddenly becomes an expert toting batches of statistics in service of advice that is typically shallow or obvious or both. That's one reason I like Chad Howse of Be Legendary and Average 2 Alpha: the guy actually seems like a legitimate … Continue reading Link: 20 Things Every Man Should Be Able to Do
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