The Cardinal Virtues

Notes

• The Capital Campaign, titled "Because He Loved Us First," aimed to raise $30,000,000 for various projects in the Diocese of Helena. The Senior Priest Fund and Seminarian Fund were among the important initiatives supported by the capital campaign. Repairing the spires of the Cathedral was a key project funded by the capital campaign, ensuring the safety and beauty of the church. Volunteers played a crucial role in the success of the capital campaign at both St. Charles and St. Richard parishes. The campaign not only met but exceeded its goal, with each parish expected to receive a percentage back.
• The upcoming Advent Season was highlighted as a time of hope and expectation for all believers.
• Daylight Savings Time serves as a reminder that the light of Christ shines in the darkness.
• As Catholics, we're all familiar with the 3 theological virtues of faith, hope, and love, but less attention gets paid to what's known as the 4 cardinal virtues. They are prudence, courage, justice, and temperance. They're called cardinal virtues because all virtues depend on them. The word cardo in Latin means hinge. The other virtues hinge on these cardinal virtues. All the other virtues depend on them, and we should all be striving to grow in both faith, hope, and love, but the cardinal virtues as well, prudence, courage, justice, and temperance.
• Prudence is the mother of all virtues. It is the virtue of making wise and practical decisions. It involves discerning the right course of action in any situation and acting accordingly. Prudence helps us to judge correctly what is right and wrong and to act with foresight.
• Fortitude is another one of the key cardinal virtues. Another word for fortitude is courage -- strength in facing difficulties and challenges.
• Justice is the 3rd cardinal virtue. It is the virtue of giving others what they are due, whether it's respect, rights, or resources. Justice governs our relationship with others, ensuring fairness, and that we respect the rights of other people and the community at large. Finally, temperance. It's the virtue of self control and moderation.
• Temperance is another cardinal virtue. Temperance helps us to balance our desires and use of pleasures, ensuring that we do not overindulge or become enslaved to our passions. Temperance keeps our appetites in check and promotes a balanced life.