Walking the Tightrope

“Conduct me, O Lord, in thy way,” the Psalmist prays, “and I will walk in thy truth: let my heart rejoice that it may fear thy name” (Ps. 85:11). What sort of fear is it that gives us joy? I would liken the fear of one who walks in the truth to that of a

All Generations Shall Call Me Blessed

Magnanimity is the virtue by which the great-souled man “tends to the greatest things,” in accordance with his natural and supernatural gifts. Magnanimity is incompatible with presumption, which attempts the impossible; ambition, which seeks recognition without merit; and vainglory, which ambitiously grasps for the highest honors. Magnanimity is perfectly compatible with humility, since both virtues