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Catholic Word of the Day: NATURAL VIRTUE, 08-30-14
CCDictionary ^ | 08-30-14 | Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary

Posted on 08/30/2014 11:33:45 AM PDT by Salvation

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NATURAL VIRTUE

 

A good moral habit whose principles, object, and purpose are natural to the human person. This means any virtue whose existence in knowable by the light of natural reason and whose practice is possible (at least for a time) without the help of supernatural grace.

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.



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So what does a natural virtue mean to you?
1 posted on 08/30/2014 11:33:45 AM PDT by Salvation
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2 posted on 08/30/2014 11:38:22 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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