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February 22, 2026 · Prudence

Lent 2026 - Reading #7 - Prudence

We close our first week of Lent, our week of prudence, with the voice of a modern pontiff. Over these seven days, we have built a rich understanding of this foundational virtue: it is clear sight (Aquinas), loving...

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February 21, 2026 · Prudence

Lent 2026 - Reading #6 - Prudence

Six days into Lent, our first week on prudence draws toward its close. We have explored this foundational virtue from many angles, philosophical, theological, scriptural, literary, and now Ignatius gives us something...

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February 20, 2026 · Prudence

Lent 2026 - Reading #5 - Prudence

Five days into our Lenten pilgrimage, prudence is becoming more than an abstract concept, it is becoming a way of seeing. We began with Aquinas's precise definition, moved through Augustine's insight that prudence is a...

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February 19, 2026 · Prudence

Lent 2026 - Reading #4 - Prudence

We have reached the fourth day of Lent, and we remain with prudence, learning its many faces before we move on. Our journey through the virtues is like building a house: prudence is the foundation, and we dare not rush...

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February 18, 2026 · Prudence

Lent 2026 - Reading #3 - Prudence

Three days into Lent, we continue to explore prudence, and today Scripture itself speaks. We have heard from the philosopher-saint and the bishop-convert; now the ancient voice of Wisdom cries out in the streets. Our...

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February 17, 2026 · Prudence

Lent 2026 - Reading #2 - Prudence

We are on the second day of our Lenten journey, still in the first week devoted to prudence, the foundational virtue upon which all others rest. Yesterday, with Aquinas, we considered prudence as clear-sighted practical...

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February 16, 2026 · Prudence

Lent 2026 - Reading #1 - Prudence

Today, as ashes are traced upon our foreheads, we embark on a forty-eight-day journey through the seven great virtues that Lent calls us to cultivate. This is the first day of a pilgrimage, not to a distant shrine, but...

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