THE VIRTUE OF HOPE “Faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” (1 Cor 13:13) In Christian circles, we talk a lot about the virtues of faith and love (i.e. charity)—protestants talk about faith; Catholics talk about love—but rarely do we spend much time talking about hope. It’s one of the three theological virtues, but it is often neglected or overlooked. Do we think that if we don’t know much about it we won’t be subject to it? Do we think that we will reap the rewards of the virtue without developing it? Do we think there is nothing that can meaningfully be said about hope in the first place? In any case, we’d be wrong. But let us inquire to the depths of this virtue and how a deeper understanding of it can benefit us in our Christian life.
The Virtue of Hope
The Virtue of Hope
The Virtue of Hope
THE VIRTUE OF HOPE “Faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” (1 Cor 13:13) In Christian circles, we talk a lot about the virtues of faith and love (i.e. charity)—protestants talk about faith; Catholics talk about love—but rarely do we spend much time talking about hope. It’s one of the three theological virtues, but it is often neglected or overlooked. Do we think that if we don’t know much about it we won’t be subject to it? Do we think that we will reap the rewards of the virtue without developing it? Do we think there is nothing that can meaningfully be said about hope in the first place? In any case, we’d be wrong. But let us inquire to the depths of this virtue and how a deeper understanding of it can benefit us in our Christian life.