Andrew ComiskeyNov 22, 20204 minRadical Wholeness: Day 40‘Aquinas assigns intemperance to the “roving unrest of spirit”, which he says is the first-born daughter of acedia (or sloth)…Acedia is...
Andrew ComiskeyNov 21, 20204 minAsexual Slump or Marvelous Desire? Day 39 ‘To begin with: for Thomas Aquinas it is plainly self-evident--indeed so self-evident that it need hardly be mentioned even to those but...
Andrew ComiskeyNov 20, 20203 minTemperance: Life and Love on Course: Day 38‘The primary and essential meaning of temperance…is this: to dispose various parts into one unified and ordered whole.’ (The Four...
Andrew ComiskeyNov 19, 20203 minPatient, Peaceful Endurance: Day 37‘To be patient means to preserve cheerfulness and serenity of mind in spite of injuries that result from the realization of the good....
Andrew ComiskeyNov 18, 20204 minFortitude for Future Generations: Day 36‘To be brave actually means to be able to suffer injury. Because man is by nature vulnerable, he can be brave.’ (The Four Cardinal...