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1
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is happiness subjective or objective

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objective

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is happiness a feeling

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no

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what does objective mean

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based on a truth of human nature which is universal

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happiness is not relative to your desires or goal chasing because that is just - while true happiness is -

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momentary, lasting

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our feelings of happiness can be mistaken, one example of this is how we can feel happy but our soul is dying from

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mortal sin

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who is a good example of the fact that you can be a hero and feel like a faliure

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Job. The devil said hes only faithful because he has a good life, takes everything away, cover boils.

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what did Job say

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the lord gives, the lord takes, blessed be the name of the lord.

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who is a good example of a saint that looked for happiness in the wrong places and then found it was only in God

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St. Augustine

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What is the ancient word for happiness (3 and from where)

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eudimonia or makarious (Greek) or Beatitudo (Latin)

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what is the origin of the modern word for happiness and what does it mean

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old english- hap which means luck or chance

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why is the old word for happiness more correct

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conveys true blessedness and human flourishing rather than contentment

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happiness is rooted in

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the truth of humanity, God.

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what did St. Augustine say

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Oh Lord, you have made us for yourself and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.

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Aristotle was a greek philosopher who did not have revelation just reason. He reasoned that happiness was

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living a virtious life.

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who did aristotle influence

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augustine and aquinas

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what does the word eudimonia mean

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an activity of the soul in accordance with virtue and if many are present, the best of them.

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break down the meaning of each part of eudimonia

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eu = good (happiness is moral goodness)
daimon = spirit (happiness has to do with the soul and is not external)
ia = long lasting state, permanent

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edimonia is objective or subjective

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objective

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two dimensions of happiness- happiness involves

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knowing and posessing the good in order to be satisfied, complete, and flourish as humans

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happiness is more than knowing and posessing the good, we are - by it in order to truly enjoy it

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transformed

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21
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only what people can enjoy good

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good people

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Aquinas said that man’s real happiness and peace come from having whatever good can

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bring us to our fullest and most perfect development so that we can transform into excellent human beings

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23
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what is the greatest good

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the ultimate end of man’s life is god

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happiness is something (interior/exterior)

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interior

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25
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happiness is the direct effect of

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excellent action or virtue

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happiness is - and -

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lasting and communicable (it spreads)

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27
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SPJP2 said that when young people are dreaming of not being medeocre and happiness they are really looking for

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jesus

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28
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How do we grow in virtue

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we need to rely on God. With god all things are possible. rely on god and not yourself

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what is grace

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christ’s divine life in us which transforms us enabling us to love supernaturally as he loves.

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christ’s love - and - us so that we can

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heals and transforms us so that we can love with his love, be patient with his patience, and be humble with his humility

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How is another way we can grow in virtue. - how do you get good at a sport

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practice. we need to put in the effort. we grow in virtue through repeated, dileberate acts and perserverance

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32
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the more we perservere the

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easier the battle will become

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33
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at first the struggle is hard but we need to build up our

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moral muscles which will get stronger

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the third way we can grow in virtue is by - look to saints

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educating ourselves and sorrounding ourselves with a good community that will push us to do good

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35
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studying virtue and the lives of saints can give us a clearer picture of our aim for life and can

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inspire us

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what are the three ways we can grow in virtue

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rely on God and his graces, practice, and find inspiration and a community

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37
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what are the 4 characteristics of virtue

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consistency, ease, promptness, joy

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38
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what is consistency

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not just occasionally, can give the best of yourself no matter the circumstances

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39
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what is ease

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performing good acts without extrodinary effort dileberation or internal struggle

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what is promptness

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has a steady willingness to do the good and a readiness to respond to the need of the moment

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41
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what is joy

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doing the right thing without complaining

42
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what is a simple definition of virtue

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a habitual and firm disposition to do good and do it consistently, promptly, easily, and joyfully

43
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virtue gives us the freedom to

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love god and others

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virtue allows us to perform and give

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good acts, the best of ourselves

45
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the virtuious person will - good acts

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persue and choose

46
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virtues perfect our intellect and will that govern our

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passions (desires) and guide our conduct according to reason and faith

47
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values vs virtues

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we can value the wrong things it is subjective everyone has values you may not acc do them

48
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what are the 2 kinds of virtue

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cardinal and theological

49
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cardinal virtues are also known as

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moral or human

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cardinal is the latin for - because

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hinge, all other human virtues are seen as subcategories of these fundemential fourca

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cardinal virtues are crucial to

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crucial to human flourishing

52
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cardinal v are - by - and are:

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aquired by human effort, fortitude, prudence, justice, temperence

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prudence is called the

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charioteer of virtue

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prudence means to

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find the good in situations and known the right means of achieving it

55
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prudence guides the other virtues by setting the

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rule or measure

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prudence helps to perfect our

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intellect

57
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prudence is our practical

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reasoning/wisdom

58
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prudence helps us know

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what, when, how to do smth

59
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3 aspects of prudence

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counsel, judgement, command

60
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what is counsel

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assesing the situation and gathering necessary info to make a good choice

61
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defects in counsel

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impulse, passion, stuborness

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what is judgement

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weigh evidence info carefully

63
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to make good choice we need

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experience, right principles, right desires

64
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what is experience

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learning from past

65
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right principles

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10 commandments, golden rule, beautotudes

66
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right desires

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pleasure can hinder mind and so can our desires

67
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command

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putting right judgement into action

68
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how do we fail in decisiveness / command

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delay and withdraw

69
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delay

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hesitate to act waver

70
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withdraw

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fail to act

71
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justice is

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the constant and firm wil to give god and neighbor their due. respecting the rights of each person and establish harmony in relationships

72
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justice promotes the

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common good

73
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justice is not just abt your rights but also

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what you owe others

74
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justice is not abt doing right thing but BEING

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just by honoring others, fuffilling responsibilities to others, treat people way they deserve

75
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virtue justice also

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internal

76
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doing the right thing even when

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nobody is looknig

77
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justice is not just about our - but about -

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actions, who we fundementally are.

78
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Theological virtues enable us to

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participate in the life of God and live in relationship with the holy trinity

79
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The theological virtues have God as their

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orgin, motive, and object

80
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the theological virtues are the foundation of

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christian moral life

81
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the tv (theological virtues) animate or give life to all the moral virtues, and unlike the cardinal virtues, they are

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gifted by God into our lives at baptism.

82
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what are the three tv

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faith, hope, and charity/love

83
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cardinal virtues are our relationship with others while theological virtues are our relationship with

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god

84
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faith

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we believe in god and all that he has revealed to us through church, sacred scripture, and sacred tradition

85
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faith elevates our

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intellect

86
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faith allows us to

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believe in supernatural truths revealed by God and put them into practice

87
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faith is a supernatural gift of God so that we can

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believe and accept all the truths he has revealed

88
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we cannot make a decision to believe or not we need

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grace

89
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faith is not

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unresonable

90
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a true deciple of christ will

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keep the faith, live it, profess it, wittness it, and spread it

91
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hope

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gives us the power to trust that god will provide for us

92
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hope is not

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optimism

93
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by hope we rely on the

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strength of god, not our own strength

94
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hope will sustain us through difficulties and keep us from

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discouragement

95
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hope is the

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anchor of the soul that keeps our eyes fixed on heaven

96
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charity/love

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virtue by which we love God above all things for his own sake and love our neighbor as ourselves for the sake of god

97
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jesus gave us the commandment to

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love one another as he has loved us

98
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christ calls us to love even our enemies, which does not mean to be in love with them or even like them, but rather to

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will the good of another (wish them well)

99
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love is an act of the

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will

100
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charity perfects our ability to love and

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raises it to the supernatural levle

101
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what is the greatest virtue that will be the only one we hold onto while in heaven

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charity/love

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