Brian Holdsworth | Out of Obedience... @BrianHoldsworth | Uploaded May 2024 | Updated October 2024, 5 days ago.
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If you were asked what the highest natural virtue is, ie. other than faith, hope, and love, do you think you’d know the right answer? Because, for a long time, I would have said justice or prudence, until I later found out that, according to #Church teaching… it’s #obedience.
A virtue is something you can only possess when it is practiced routinely. But how can obedience be said to be a virtue if we only exercise it once we run out of appeals to reasons not to #obey. If it’s a virtue, then this means that when some legitimate #authority expresses some instruction or command, our first response should be to align our will and actions with that expression rather than grasp for reasons to escape that obligation.
Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: pauljernberg.com
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If you were asked what the highest natural virtue is, ie. other than faith, hope, and love, do you think you’d know the right answer? Because, for a long time, I would have said justice or prudence, until I later found out that, according to #Church teaching… it’s #obedience.
A virtue is something you can only possess when it is practiced routinely. But how can obedience be said to be a virtue if we only exercise it once we run out of appeals to reasons not to #obey. If it’s a virtue, then this means that when some legitimate #authority expresses some instruction or command, our first response should be to align our will and actions with that expression rather than grasp for reasons to escape that obligation.
Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: pauljernberg.com
Podcast Version: brianholdsworth.libsyn.com
