Becoming a Saint: Wisdom from Aquinas to Grow in Virtue
COURSE CONTENT
Becoming a Saint: Understanding Virtue and Growing in Intensity
Acting Like a Saint: Correctly Identifying the Virtuous Mean
Approaching Sainthood: Stages of Growth Toward Virtue
Playing to Your Strengths: Using the Connectivity of the Virtues
Seeing Yourself Like a Saint: Identifying and Eliminating False Virtues
Walking with the Saints: Imitating the Virtuous Exemplar
Praying to the Saints: Infused Virtues and the Sacramental Life
Walking with the Saints: Imitating the Virtuous Exemplar
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.