tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post612128711309456741..comments2023-09-22T06:56:46.508-05:00Comments on Adoro te Devote: The One-Virtue ChallengeAdorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-72810594060144910212008-12-07T12:22:00.000-06:002008-12-07T12:22:00.000-06:00That is true--in fact, if we think about what virt...That is true--in fact, if we think about what virtues we have too often, we likely don't have many at all :(<BR/><BR/>However you are right, humility is a big foundation. I build upwards. :-) But actually what I meant by humility as a start is not trying to perfect humility, then move on to the next one--what I mean is, seeing your life through God's eyes, seeing that we have nothing that we have not been given, etc. What do we know that we haven't learned? Things like that--constant thanksgiving and repentance. It's not perfect humility--it's a start, just as I intended it to be.<BR/><BR/>I wish I was there. I'm so not.Catherine Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081143686670195779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-64637414125269590212008-12-07T12:19:00.000-06:002008-12-07T12:19:00.000-06:00Mark ~ I think St. Catherine of Siena made it make...Mark ~ I think St. Catherine of Siena made it make the most perfect sense for me. <BR/><BR/>CL ~ The problem is that they ALL would be a good start! I could never start by working on humility, though. Because it's so elusive, and it's the foundation of so much. By cultivating one virtue, humility will make its appearance, especially in recognizing our failure in acheiving a virtue. If that makes sense. <BR/><BR/>And funny thing about humility: if we think we have it....we don't. <BR/><BR/>* sigh *Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-77991458798569263052008-12-07T12:08:00.001-06:002008-12-07T12:08:00.001-06:00I also think humility would be a good start.I also think humility would be a good start.Catherine Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081143686670195779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-37503341054782978022008-12-07T12:08:00.000-06:002008-12-07T12:08:00.000-06:00Excellent post, Adoro :-)Here's my personal experi...Excellent post, Adoro :-)<BR/><BR/>Here's my personal experience--I am starting with purity, because I find it easier to focus on God when He is the only one I want to focus on. If God is my chief love then all else will follow, I figure. So I decided to focus on purity first.<BR/><BR/>I also looked to Mary as the example of human perfection (besides Jesus of course). I thought, what was the first thing she did? (Tomorrow being the Immaculate Conception this is perfect!) I thought, well, the first thing she did is be purely God's--conceived without sin.<BR/><BR/>But that's just me. :-)Catherine Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081143686670195779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-3853134353756988202008-12-07T04:08:00.000-06:002008-12-07T04:08:00.000-06:00Thanks for another thought-provoking post. The ide...Thanks for another thought-provoking post. The idea of concentrating (a) on virtues rather than on vices and (b) on one virtue at a time rather than on a whole range of virtues all at once, makes a lot of sense. And the quotation from St Catherine of Siena gives it some serious theological underpinning.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285355080459130149noreply@blogger.com