The Seven Christian Virtues – 1: Chastity
by Fionn Shiner, TCW:
Starting today, we are republishing this series on Sundays over the summer, at a time when destructive and hypocritical virtue signalling has almost totally replaced the exercise and understanding of genuine Christian virtue – even within the main Christian denominations. This article was first published on April 16, 2018.
IN DAYS gone by, the key to happiness and fulfilment was not measured materially but rather in terms of the acquisition of the virtues. The virtues were a way of growing closer to God, traversing life with a smile rather than a grumble and getting to heaven.
We live in a time where mammon has replaced God. We are materially better off than we have ever been, but are we happier? The statistics suggest otherwise: anxiety, depression, suicide are all extremely high and you need only a pair of eyes and a modicum of honesty to see that many people are unhappy. Miserable, even.
So what better time to revisit the seven Christian virtues? The Catholic Church produced them as a response to the seven deadly sins, and to this day they provide the blueprint for a happy, virtuous and fulfilled life, regardless of your success or standing.
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