Teachings of the Catholic Church - Questions     

Josef Pieper, “The Christian Virtues”

1. How does Pieper describe the virtue of prudence?

2. How does he describe the virtue of justice?

3. How does he describe the virtue of fortitude?

4. How does he describe the virtue of temperance?

5. How does he describe the virtue of faith?

6. How does he describe the virtue of hope?

7. How does he describe the virtue of love?

8. What, according to Pieper, is the whole point of a Christian’s life?  What would Pope John Paul II say about this?  How would he frame the answer to this question?  (On this, see also C. S. Lewis’s comment on p. 153 of Mere Christianity that, “Every Christian is to become a little Christ.  The whole purpose of becoming a Christian is simply nothing else” -- as well as the discussion that follows.]
 

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