2. VIRTUES
Are attitudes and habits that
make us more likely to
choose what is good even
when we don’t stop to think
about it. They are good
behaviours that come
naturally
to us.
3. Virtues help us
take control of
our lives
Virtues help us
channel our
emotions and
void doing things
we will regret
5. God created us to be
virtuous people.
The more often we act
out a virtue, the stronger
that virtue will become.
If we develop virtues then
the choices that come
naturally will be in
keeping with God’s will.
6. If we fail to
develop our
virtues, our habits
tend to be selfish.
The actions that
come naturally
will tend to be
opposed to God.
7. BE AT OUR BEST
Throughout this course, we will be
exploring a variety of virtues we need to
develop if we wish to be the best people
just like our Patron Saints
8. THEOLOGICAL AND
CARDINAL VIRTUES
Virtues are gifts from God that lead us to live in a close
relationship with him.
Virtues are like habits. They need to be practiced; they
can be lost if they are neglected.
The three most important virtues are called theological
virtues because they come from God and lead to God.
The cardinal virtues are human virtues, acquired by
education and good actions. Cardinal comes from cardo,
the Latin word for hinge, meaning “that on which other
things depend.”
9. 3 THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES
(BIBLICAL)
1. Faith: belief in God
(and Others)
2. Hope: perseverance
and striving
3. Love: a charitable
compassion toward
others
10. FAITH
Ability to believe in
God & give your life
to Him
It makes you able to
trust God completely
and to accept all that
He has revealed and
teaches through the
Catholic Church
11. HOPE
Closely related to faith
It is the desire for all of the good
things God has planned for you.
It gives you confidence that God will
ALWAYS be with you and that you will
live with Him forever in heaven
12. LOVE (CHARITY)
Charity leads you to
love God above all
things and love your
neighbor as yourself.
This love is more
than just feelings ~
it is the way you
think about God and
act towards Him
14. 1. PRUDENCE
o Aka hinge virtue
o Defined as having wisdom
and common sense
o Moral virtue
o Carefulness, concern, diligence,
precaution, reasoning, discretion
15. Helps you decide what is good
and then to choose to do it.
It leads you to STOP & THINK
before you act
16. 2. JUSTICE
oGiving to people that which they
are owed to
oFair treatment
oEquity
oRighteousness
17. JUSTICE
Leads you to
respect the rights
of others and to
give them what is
rightfully theirs
You consider the
needs of others and
you always try to
be fair
18. 3. FORTITUDE
o Courage or
strength
o Will power
o Fearlessness
o Bravery
o Enduring to
reach goal
19. Gives you the courage
to do what is right even
when it is very difficult
Provides you with
strength to the
temptations you face,
and even when it is
difficult, to do what
you know is right
