Service Description

To register for this course, go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aquinas-the-cardinal-virtues-tickets-1037795312717?aff=oddtdtcreator The goal of the Christian life is union with God, which is our beatitude, or true and lasting happiness. In this course, we will learn about the cardinal virtues of Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, and Temperance (as well as about other related virtues grouped under these headings), which St. Thomas Aquinas teaches are good habits that help us along our way to union with God. We will also discuss how certain virtues are related to our living out of natural law, and others help us to moderate our passions or desires. Again, for Aquinas, the virtuous life is not about mere duty or obligation, nor is it a kind of stoicism. Rather, it is about human flourishing in the best sense, according to the way God made us and as the only way in which we can truly be fulfilled and happy forever. This course will primarily utilize St. Thomas’s Summa theologiae, and will include opportunities for discussion and questions.