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Virtues as helps on the road to moral maturity/well formed conscience:. Theological and Cardinal. Theological Virtues. Faith Hope Love. Theological Virtues. Faith Trust in others Trustworthy and loyal in return. Theological Virtues. Christian Faith
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Virtues as helps on the road to moral maturity/well formed conscience: Theological and Cardinal
Theological Virtues • Faith • Hope • Love
Theological Virtues • Faith • Trust in others • Trustworthy and loyal in return
Theological Virtues • Christian Faith • Enables us to trust in God’s power to bestow new life • faith in history • faith now
Theological Virtues • Hope • Future is open • Change is possible • We can make a difference • Inspiration!
Theological Virtues • Christian Hope - take responsibility for the future in the expectation that God’s Reign will surely come • What is the essence of Christian hope?
Theological Virtues • Love • Caring for one another • Sacrificing for one another • Rejoicing in each other’s companionship
Theological Virtues • Christian Love – lived faith and hope; intimate participation in God’s life – God is love So, faith, hope and love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:1-7,13
Cardinal Virtues • Fundamental • Hinges on which other virtues develop • Can be developed through practice
Cardinal Virtues • Prudence/Wisdom • Fortitude/Courage • Justice • Temperance/Restraint
Cardinal Virtues • Prudence/Wisdom • ability to figure out what is right • Attentive to basic moral principles • Do good, avoid evil • Golden Rule • The end does not justify the means • Principle of proportionality
Cardinal Virtues • Fortitude/Courage • Ability to do what is right
Cardinal Virtues • Justice • Striving to ensure well-being of self and others
Cardinal Virtues • Temperance/Restraint • Balancing of all parts of self to create harmonious order • Balancing short-term choices with long-term results