Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly
1. Am I Happy?
Real Life Is Elsewhere
The Search for Meaning
Meaning and Happiness
The Goal of Life
Infinite Desire
The Goal Is God
Easy, Right?
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2. Am I Able?
God’s Cosmic Generosity
God’s Saving Sacrifice
Incarnation
The Church and the Sacraments
Grace, Virtues, and Gifts
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3. Am I Virtuous?
A Closer Look at Virtue
Freedom in Virtue
Kinds of Virtues
Virtues of the Intellect
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4. Am I Prudent?
Human Action
The Three Acts of Prudence
The Eight Integral Parts of Prudence
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5. Am I Whole?
The Virtues Are Connected
The Charioteer of the Virtues
Inclinations and the Natural Law
Ends and Means
Coordinating the Virtues
Infusing Reason
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6. Am I Bold?
What Is Conscience?
Conscience and the Natural Law
The Judgment of Conscience
The Judgment of Prudence
The Priority of Action
Action and Penance
Substituting Evaluation for Action
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7. Am I Certain?
A Bold Certainty for the Whole of Life
The Correct Answer
The Bounds of Certainty
Choices, Quandaries, and the Good Life
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8. Am I Confident?
Receiving Our Freedom
Exercising Our Freedom
Ordinary Freedom
Extraordinary Freedom
Confident Freedom
Reflect
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