Courage, a cardinal virtue, is being able to do things even when they are very difficult. Courage is being able to do things in the face of fear. Courage is shown by many saints. The saint’s courage gave them the ability to die for their faith. Saints such as Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Maximilian Kolbe, and Blessed Teresa of Calcutta are great examples of people who showed courage. Saint Francis of Assisi had a great trust in God. Saint Francis was born into a rich family. When francis was 20 he joined the army and fought in the war. This task obviously took courage. After the war Saint Francis of Assisi gave away all of his money and gave it to the poor, even though his father didn’t want him to. He decided to live a life of poverty.
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Saint Bernadette was born into a poor family. When Bernadette was 14 years old, Bernadette and two of her friends went to get firewood because it was the winter and they needed to light a fire. They decided to get wood at Massabielle, a dump, and they had to go through a cold stream. Bernadette couldn’t go through the water because she had a cold. While Bernadette's two friends went through the water Bernadette was visited by a beautiful lady. The beautiful lady said she was the immaculate conception and Bernadette didn’t know what that meant. Saint Bernadette told her mother about this and she didn’t believe her. Eventually, after bernadette visited the lady multiple times, a crowd would form and watch her talk to the Lady. Once the government saw this, they told her that she could never go again and she kept going. Saint bernadette was mocked for visiting this person. Finally on the 18 visit, there was a large crowd. The lady told her to dig in a spot. In that spot a stream was formed out of the water. Later in her life she visited a priest and they figured out the lady was Mary. St. Bernadette showed courage at a very young age. I show courage in my daily life. I show courage in my family by being able to speak up when I need to. For example, if someone in my family gets falsely accused of something I will tell my parent that he actually didn’t do anything, or if I did something bad and someone else got blamed for it, I tell my parents that I actually did it. Another way I show courage in my life is when I have courage to be honest with myself. It can be difficult to be honest with yourself and change some things you are
Saint Bernadette was born into a poor family. When Bernadette was 14 years old, Bernadette and two of her friends went to get firewood because it was the winter and they needed to light a fire. They decided to get wood at Massabielle, a dump, and they had to go through a cold stream. Bernadette couldn’t go through the water because she had a cold. While Bernadette's two friends went through the water Bernadette was visited by a beautiful lady. The beautiful lady said she was the immaculate conception and Bernadette didn’t know what that meant. Saint Bernadette told her mother about this and she didn’t believe her. Eventually, after bernadette visited the lady multiple times, a crowd would form and watch her talk to the Lady. Once the government saw this, they told her that she could never go again and she kept going. Saint bernadette was mocked for visiting this person. Finally on the 18 visit, there was a large crowd. The lady told her to dig in a spot. In that spot a stream was formed out of the water. Later in her life she visited a priest and they figured out the lady was Mary. St. Bernadette showed courage at a very young age. I show courage in my daily life. I show courage in my family by being able to speak up when I need to. For example, if someone in my family gets falsely accused of something I will tell my parent that he actually didn’t do anything, or if I did something bad and someone else got blamed for it, I tell my parents that I actually did it. Another way I show courage in my life is when I have courage to be honest with myself. It can be difficult to be honest with yourself and change some things you are