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The YouTube video discusses the three stages of the interior life – purgative, illuminative, and unitive. It explores virtues such as acquired and infused virtues, emphasizing the importance of actions and grace in developing virtues. The distinctions between acquired and infused virtues, the faculties of the human person perfected by virtues, and various virtues and vices are discussed. The video goes into depth about different components and aspects of virtues, including the subjective, integral, and potential parts. It delves into virtues related to religion and worship, theological terms related to virtues and vices, and theological virtues such as faith, hope, and charity. The importance of developing virtues to avoid sin, purify the soul, and follow religious precepts is highlighted throughout the video.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the three stages of the interior life: purgative, illuminative, and unitive. They delve into virtues such as beginners focusing on avoiding sin, the proficient taking joy in practicing virtue, and the perfect who cultivate virtue for God alone. Acquired virtues like justice and temperance can be built through actions, while infused virtues like faith, hope, and charity are granted by grace. The video emphasizes that performing good actions with ease and mastery, developed through virtue, is more meritorious than struggling to do the right thing without virtue.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses how the infused virtues are repeated in their actions by vice through acquired vices. St. Thomas explains that to make the infused virtues perfectly operative, one needs to remove all defects through the purgative way to incline more towards these virtues. The amount of infused virtue you possess is proportionate to your state of grace and can be increased through prayer. The distinction between acquired and infused virtues lies in their causes: acquired virtues are caused by individuals’ actions, while infused virtues are caused by God. Infused virtues always have God as their object, and motivation through charity or offering actions up to God activates them. Proficient individuals vacillate between divine and earthly motives, while perfect individuals always act out of love for God. Different faculties of the human person are perfected by virtues, impacting actions and behaviors.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the concept of irascible appetite and how it motivates individuals to deal with challenging tasks like playing football. They mention the effects of original sin on the mind and will, emphasizing the importance of virtues in counteracting these effects. The speaker also talks about training children to have proper associations and the role of virtues in perfecting faculties like the irascible appetite. They touch on antecedent and consequent appetite, emotional responses, and the importance of reason in controlling one’s appetites. The speaker explains how developing virtues can help individuals gain control over their emotions, citing examples from biblical stories. They also introduce various virtues and vices, emphasizing the importance of acquiring virtues like prudence, fortitude, and temperance while avoiding vices.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the different aspects and components of virtue. They explain the subjective parts, integral parts, and potential parts of virtue, using examples like temperance and fasting. Memory, understanding, docility, shrewdness, reason, foresight, and circumspection are discussed as virtues for making good decisions. The speaker also touches on caution, good counsel, and Sinise laws in a practical context. Vices contrary to prudence, such as precipitation, inconstancy, and negligence, are also mentioned. Lastly, justice is explored, including community of justice, legal justice, distributive justice, and restitution.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses various virtues related to religion and worship. This includes the concepts of restitution, prayer, adoration, sacrifice, mortification, piety, obedience, gratitude, truthfulness, friendship, liberality, and justice. The speaker emphasizes the importance of developing these virtues through acquired and infused means, with a focus on pure devotion to God. Additionally, vices against justice, such as theft, robbery, false accusation, and perjury, are also highlighted. The importance of understanding and following divine revelation for proper worship is emphasized, and the speaker addresses various aspects of virtuous behavior and its contrast with vices.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the concepts of lying (simulation), irony, gratitude, and various virtues such as fortitude, magnanimity, perseverance, fearlessness, and humility. They touch upon the issues of ambition, effeminacy, stinginess, and decorum, emphasizing the importance of practicing virtues like patience, temperance, and simplicity in daily life. The speaker also highlights the distinction between modesty and humility, pointing out the vices of consumerism and ambition as contrary to these virtues.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses various theological terms related to virtues and vices. They cover topics such as anger, curiosity, infidelity, faith, hope, charity, jealousy, envy, discord, war, and scandal. The importance of building virtues and avoiding vices, particularly in a marriage relationship, is emphasized. Mortification, as a form of sacrifice, is highlighted as crucial for personal growth. The speaker also touches on the concept of adoration and swearing in the context of virtue and right order. The importance of following religious precepts and avoiding sacrilege is mentioned.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses theological virtues such as faith, hope, and charity in relation to purgatory and heaven. Mortal sin corrupts infused virtues and faith, while venial sin leaves residual habits. Consistent virtuous actions develop acquired virtues and remove impediments to infused virtues. The emphasis is on developing virtues to avoid sin and purify the soul. The discussion also touches on the importance of laws enacted by the state to promote virtue and happiness.