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Joan Watson was born and raised in Lafayette, Indiana, but college and graduate school took her to Virginia, Ohio, and Rome. After graduating from Christendom College with a B.A. in History and Franciscan University with a M.A. in Theology, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee to be part of the explosion of Catholic culture in the middle of the Bible Belt. …
Last week we began looking at the cardinal virtues. The practice of the other virtues hinges on the four cardinal virtues. Pre-Christian philosophers like Plato and Aristotle recognized these virtues as the foundation of a good society.
WHAT AM I DUE? WHAT DO I OWE?
Today, let’s look at the virtue of justice. When you hear the word justice, you might think of it in turns of punishment. But this is only looking at one aspect of justice. The Catechism tells us that justice is “the moral virtue that consists in the constant and firm will to give their due to God and neighbor” (CCC 1807). It governs how we relate to God and the world. …
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President Donald J. Trump signs H.R. 133, a consolidated appropriations Act for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2021, Sunday evening Dec. 27, 2020, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. The consolidated appropriations Act will provide $2.3 trillion for coronavirus stimulus and government funding. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead). December 27, 2020... This file is a work of an employee of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain.
