LESSONS IN THIS COURSE
Learn how acting more virtuous than you currently are may hold the key to long term growth. Dr. Whitmore sets the stage and explains why growing in virtue matters on our path to sainthood. He gives St. Thomas Aquinas’ definition of virtue and explains each part of it in depth. He also distinguishes between intellectual and moral virtue, and offers the first of seven strategies for growing in virtue.
Discover why “overshooting the target” on virtue may help you make the progress you need. In this class, learn the difference between virtues and vices. Dr. Whitmore explores the concept of vice in detail. He explains the cardinal virtues, as well as the vices that are in excess or deficiency of virtuous “means.” He also offers the second of seven strategies for growing in virtue.
Learn about the kind of small steps you can take to start on your path to sainthood today. Dr. Whitmore lists 3 hallmarks for virtue and 4 stages of growth in virtue, explaining each with clarity. He also lists the 11 passions according to St. Thomas Aquinas, explores the ideas of “appetite” and “apprehension,” and explains how each of these connect to our growth in virtue. You will learn a third strategy for growing in virtue.
COMING SOON Explore how growing in the virtues you already have can help uproot vices in other areas of your life. In this installment, Dr. Whitmore explains how you can discover which virtues and vices may come more naturally to you. He also explains St. Thomas Aquinas’ ideas of the connectivity and equality of the virtues. Based on these concepts, he offers the fourth of his seven strategies for growing in virtue.
COMING SOON Learn how the people in your life can make all the difference to your growth in saintly virtues. Continuing with this installment, Dr. Whitmore also explains how we can evaluate the morality of an act to determine if it is good or evil. He shows how this determination can help you identify and eliminate false virtues. He offers his fifth strategy for growing in virtue.
COMING SOON Discover how to imitate the lives of virtue we find in the saints. In this class, Dr. Whitmore explains the difference between a false idea of “Freedom From” and the true notion of “Freedom For.” He goes on to explain the strategy of imitating the virtuous person and how this can help in forming one’s conscience. He explains the two principles of conscience according to Catholic teaching. Learn the sixth strategy to grow in virtue.
COMING SOON In this final lesson, Dr. Whitmore offers his ultimate strategy for growing in virtue and guides you through the nature of grace, union with God, and the idea of deification. He explains the unity of the moral life, liturgy, and the spiritual life—as well as how the sacraments connect to growth in virtue. Dr. Whitmore explores how the life of grace gives you access to the infused virtues, and the paramount importance of charity on the path to becoming a saint.