THE IMPORTANCE OF “WANTING THE GOOD”. [T]he good towards which the will inclines—and by which this connatural affinity is produced—can be very different from what is perceived from the outside. Two people who carry out the same assignment can be doing two very different things. One may be totally absorbed in not appearing bad in…
Category: Integral formation
THE NEED TO EDUCATE OUR EMOTIONS AND FEELINGS THROUGH VIRTUE FORMATION.
THE NEED TO EDUCATE OUR EMOTIONS AND FEELINGS THROUGH VIRTUE FORMATION. “Formation in the virtues requires struggle, overcoming one’s own inclination when this is opposed to good acts. This is the part of truth that is contained in the reductionist, “voluntaristic” concept of virtue referred to earlier. But virtue doesn’t consist in the capacity to…
WHAT DOES “BEING A GOOD CHRISTIAN” ENTAIL?
WHAT DOES “BEING A GOOD CHRISTIAN” ENTAIL? “[B]eing a good Christian doesn’t simply mean knowing – at a level appropriate to one’s situation in the Church and in society – the Church’s teaching on the sacraments or on prayer, or on general and professional moral norms. The goal is much higher: immersing ourselves in the…
Catholics Striving for Holiness (OLD) 