Join Adam, Haylee, David, and Pamela for the Liturgy of the Land Conference Join The Catholic Man Show and their wives for two days of discussion, discernment, and community with a phenomenal lineup of experienced homesteaders, famers, and craftsmen. Get your reservations here. The Liturgy of the Land Conference: Bridging Faith and Creation Care In…
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The moral virtues were the subject of our last post. If intellectual virtues perfect the intellect, the moral virtues perfect the appetite, whether rational or sensitive. The passions or emotions are real elements in the moral life, not to be degraded or rejected but integrated into the complete moral picture. True, they are a function…
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Last time, we discussed the so-called intellectual virtues, those habits that perfect the speculative intellect (understanding, knowledge, and wisdom), and those that perfect the practical intellect (art and prudence). It makes sense that we need such virtues, since the intellect is manifestly of supreme importance in human life and activity. But what about the moral…
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Book Review: The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible The Gospel According to Saint John With Introduction, Commentary, and Notes by Dr. Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch and with Study Questions by Dennis Walters and St. John’s Gospel A Bible Study Guide and Commentary Author: Stephen K. Ray Publishers : Ignatius Press–Augustine Institute For over four years…
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New book for Cultivating a Catholic Homestead Jason Craig and Thomas Van Horn harmoniously lay out theological, philosophical, and practical wisdom for Catholic families in their new book, published by Tan Books, entitled: The Liturgy of the Land: Cultivating a Catholic Homestead. The first part of the book provides a clear understanding on how the family…
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Intellectual Virtues We saw last time that St. Thomas divides virtues into intellectual and moral. He does this because human beings have two principles of action: the intellect and the appetite. Let’s start with the intellectual virtues. The intellect is that which is highest in man. It should go without saying, then, that we need…
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Why virtue? Now that we have a working definition of virtue as a good habit, a habit being a stable disposition to act in a certain way, why is virtue so important in the moral life? After all, ideas about virtue and character may seem rather outdated. When was the last time you heard voices…
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What is Virtue? We all pursue some excellence, whether bodily, intellectual, or moral. Or, if we succumb to the complacency and lethargy so characteristic of our age, we at least recognize these excellences in others. Consider the professional baseball player. One who has achieved excellence in baseball hits the ball well, runs quickly and efficiently,…
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12 Rules for Manliness Where Have all the Cowboys Gone? Author: Bear Woznick | Publisher: Sophia Institute Press The new year is a month old now and perhaps all of us have made, or are refining, our resolutions. Maybe you are working your way through Exodus 90 with some of your brothers, maybe you have…
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Getting Christmas gifts can add unnecessary stress to a wonderful time of year. We have put together a Christmas Gift Guide to help not only check Christmas presents off the list, but will also support some great Catholic companies (most of these companies are Catholic, but not all of them). We have broken down the…
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