So, we’ve all got our “chicken”—the good thing that, like Brother Reynard the Fox, we are prone to indulge in, to enjoy too much.  And one way to avoid such indulgence is to refrain from these things entirely.  But that is...

You may recall that we’re considering the virtue of Temperance this week.  On Monday, we heard the story of the Fox who ate too much chicken and couldn’t squeeze back out of the henhouse.  But, it would be a mistake...

The last of the four earthly or cardinal virtues is that of Temperance, which we will consider this week.   According to Thomas Aquinas, “Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passion.”  An old fable may help...

So, this week we’ve learned that David had genuine Fortitude, real courage, not because the battle with Goliath turned out well for him, but because David’s bravery had a reason—his unique experience fighting lions and bears—and his cause was right—he...