January 2025 Virtue Talk Guide
- George I. Sanabria
- Jan 9
- 2 min read
Link to an article from the Diocese of Tyler will be used as the Talk Guide with resolution at the end. Focus on David and Goliath, with the following resolution to pick from:
Stand up for someone who is being mistreated.
Make a list of some things that frighten you. Now write some steps you can take to be stronger when those fears arise.
Read stories about saints who were martyred or persecuted.
Practice praying in public (For example, cross yourself and pray when you’re out to eat or before a sporting event.)
Find a Bible verse about fortitude or courage and memorize it.
For the dads;
Great meditation podcast on Fortitude from St. Josemaria Escriva Institute
In this podcast, we reflect on the virtue of fortitude as the motivation to overcome temptation. St. Josemaria Escriva tells us that “a task which presents no difficulties lacks human appeal - and supernatural appeal too. If you find no resistance when hammering a nail into a wall, what can you expect to hang on it?” (The Forge, no. 245). In order to win the prize, you cannot dodge the fight that takes you to the end.The virtue of fortitude is essential for the spiritual life and human development. Msgr. Dolan explains the reality of deferred gratification, which is putting off what we want and taking care of what we should do. He explains further that deferred gratification goes hand in hand with gumption, which is the ability to decide what is best in any particular situation and go straight into action. The danger in the spiritual life is abandoning the struggle and simply giving up. We can either view challenges with fear and stress, or we can choose to view them with excitement.
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