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What is a virtue?
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A virtue is an abiding habit to do good.
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What are the two kinds of virtues?
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The two kinds of virtues are natural virtues, which are acquired by repeating naturally good acts, and supernatural virtues which come to us only as gifts of God.
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What are the virtues proper to the Christian?
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The virtues proper to the Christian are the theological virtues.
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What are the theological virtues?
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The theological virtues, which have God as their motive and object, are faith, hope, and charity.
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How do we receive the theological virtues?
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We receive the theological virtues through sanctifying grace by means of the sacraments.
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Which is the most excellent among the theological virtues?
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The most excellent among the theological virtues is charity because it unites us intimately to God and to our neighbor.
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What is faith?
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Faith is the theological virtue by which we believe God and all that He has revealed, as it is proposed by the Church.
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What is hope?
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Hope is the theological virtue by which we trust God and rely on Him to provide what is necessary to obey him and to merit eternal life.
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What is charity?
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Charity is the theological virtue by which we love God above all things for His own sake and love our neighbor as ourselves because we love God.
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Why should we love God for His own sake?
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We should love God for His own sake because He is supremely good and the source of every good thing we have.
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Why must we love our neighbor?
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We must love our neighbor because it is God's commandment that we love one another as He has loved us.
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Are we obliged to love our enemies?
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Yes, we are obliged to love our enemies, forgiving them any offense, because they are also our neighbors.
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