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This is Part 3 of a series of 4 talk outlines on the cardinal virtues 'I will take the Ring,' he said, 'though I do not know the way.'   Elrond raised his eyes and looked at him, and Frodo felt his heart pierced by the sudden keenness of the glance. 'If I understand alright all that I have heard,' he said, 'I think this task is appointed for you, Frodo; and that if you do not find a way, no one will.'   - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring Introduction Society has always admired and exalted people who have overcome great difficulties to achieve an ideal or goal Roselle Ambubuyug, blind student who graduated BS Math  summa cum laude  in Ateneo de Manila University Filipina pilot without hands Manny Pacquiao Martyrs Frodo and the quest to destroy the One Ring These are examples of the virtue of fortitude. What is Fortitude? Fortitude is the capacity to pursue an ideal despite the difficulties Fortitude st...

This is Part 1 of a series of 4 talk outlines on the cardinal virtues. Photo credit: justice_SRB 2 by SRBichara in freeimages.com   I. WHAT IS PRUDENCE Review of Human Virtues Man has body and soul Body has faculties of senses and passions. They are blind to what is true and good. Soul has faculties of intellect and will. These are able to know what is true and good. Human virtues enable a man to train the faculties of his soul to govern the faculties of the body so that man can direct himself freely (i.e., without obstacles) towards his ultimate goal, which is Infinite Truth, Good and Beauty, that many people identify with a Supreme Being or God. The Cardinal Virtues There is a group of virtues, that, due to their significance, are called cardinal virtues. "Cardinal" comes from  cardo , which is Latin for hinge.  The belief is that, the perfect man lives his life around these cardinal virtues. There are 4 cardinal virtues: prudence...

From the film The Nativity Story This is a collection of quotations from G.K.Chesterton's The Everlasting Man . In the chapter "The God in the Cave," Chesterton wrote about the uniqueness of the event in Bethlehem. Chesterton is a British writer known for his simplicity, wit and humor and  for defending the Catholic faith against secular philosophies. I provided the explanatory titles below. The Paradox of Bethlehem A Creator unable to reach his creatures A mass of legend and literature, which increases and will never end, has repeated and rung the changes on that single paradox; that the hands that had made the sun and stars were too small to reach the huge heads of the cattle. Upon this paradox, we might almost say upon this jest, all the literature of our faith is founded. The Child and the Strength that sustains the stars Any agnostic or atheist whose childhood has known a real Christmas has ever afterwards, whether he likes it or not, an as...

Tells the history of mankind from an anthrocentric and Christocentric point of view- it explains why man is not just another kind of animal and why Christianity is not just another kind of religion. Chesterton is a master of wit, juggling ideas and words with extreme mastery. The book is a bit difficult to read at first, but read it the second and third time and you'll begin to appreciate (and love!) the author's fine humor and witty arguments. Read an online copy of the book View articles and quotations on The Everlasting Man See my   list of suggested books .