By Dr. Donald DeMarco, Catholic Exchange - No philosopher of the modern age has written more insightfully about virtue than Josef Pieper. He is able to make virtue attractive and explain how it is not some kind of social ornament, but necessary for the fulfillment of the human being. “Virtue,” he states, “is the utmost of what a man can be; it is the realization of the human capacity for being.”... Virtue, in addition to developing one’s character, is also an expression of love. Since love is associated with the heart, the three virtues that most clearly manifest this fact are kindness, lightheartedness, and warmheartedness.