The Declaration of Independence says that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.  Have you ever wondered why the people of a nation should have a say in their government?  After all, for most of history, they didn’t. ...

Yesterday was Veterans Day, a day honoring those who have fought to defend our freedom.  And over the last few weeks, some of the upper school scholars have recited portions of the Declaration of Independence—what might be called the founding...

Ronald Reagan said that “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”   Reagan’s...

Living out the virtue of charity often involves giving—of our time, possessions, and money—to those in need.  But, you may wonder, how much should we give?  The gospel of Mark gives a straightforward, albeit challenging, answer: 41 And he sat...

Alright, so the virtue of charity is loving God and loving our neighbor, including our enemies…but what does it actually look like?  In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus gives us a picture when he describes the King at final judgment,...

If charity is the greatest virtue, and true virtue is rightly ordered love, then perhaps we should make a list of the people in our lives and decide where they rank so we can love them accordingly.  Family first, then...

Our final virtue is that of charity, or love.  It is last, not because it is least, but precisely because it is the first and greatest of all virtues.  According to Thomas Aquinas, “Charity is the form, mover, mother and...

In the rules of logic, there is an old Latin saying, tertium non datur, also known as the law of the excluded middle.  It literally means, “no third is given,” or in other words, there are only two possibilities. Many people...

So, genuine Hope is a good thing…but how can we have it?  Aquinas reminds us that it comes from God…but how does He give it?  Does He just pass out Hope like a candy bar at Halloween? In Romans 5,...

Not everyone believes that Hope is a virtue.  Friedrich Nietzsche, who famously declared that God is dead, also thought that, “Hope, in reality, is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.”  That may sound harsh,...