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What Is Prudence?
6 years ago Evangelical Ministry 0
Prudence is the virtue that disposes practical reason to discern our true good in every circumstance and to choose the right means of achieving it; “the prudent man looks where he is going.” “Keep sane and sober for your prayers.” Prudence is “right reason in action,” writes St. Thomas Aquinas, following Aristotle. It is not Read More
What Does “Hope” Mean?
6 years ago Evangelical Ministry 0
Hope is the theological virtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven and eternal life as our happiness, placing our trust in Christ’s promises and relying not on our own strength, but on the help of the grace of the Holy Spirit. “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for Read More
What Is Charity?
6 years ago Evangelical Ministry 0
Charity is the theological virtue by which we love God above all things for his own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God. Jesus makes charity the new commandment. By loving his own “to the end,” he makes manifest the Father’s love which he receives. By loving one another, the disciples Read More
Pope Francis’ 2018 Christmas Message
6 years ago Evangelical Ministry 0
“Dear Brothers and Sisters, Happy Christmas! To you, the faithful of Rome, to you, the pilgrims, and to all who are linked to us from every part of the world, I renew the joyous proclamation of Bethlehem: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those whom he favours” (Lk 2:14). Like Read More
What Is The Meaning of Faith?
6 years ago Evangelical Ministry 0
Faith is the theological virtue by which we believe in God and believe all that he has said and revealed to us, and that Holy Church proposes for our belief, because he is truth itself. By faith “man freely commits his entire self to God.” For this reason the believer seeks to know and do Read More
What Does ‘Virtue’ Mean?
6 years ago Evangelical Ministry 0
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. “The goal Read More
What Does Christmas Mean?
6 years ago Evangelical Ministry 0
Christmas means Cristes Maesse or “Christ’s Mass,” which is an Old English term for “celebration for Christ.” Christmas means the Mass of Christ. It is the celebration of the memorial of the Nativity of the Lord and of his first manifestations. The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains: Jesus was born in a humble stable, Read More
What Is Catholic Mass?
6 years ago Evangelical Ministry 0
Mass is the central act of worship in the life of a Catholic. Going to Mass is about spending time with God, but also receiving his graces (inner strength to live the Christian life). The name ‘Mass’ comes the final blessing said by the priest in Latin ‘Ite missa es’ meaning “to send out” as Read More