Can we expect people to live up to a certain set of moral standards, and if so, what are those standards? In continuation of our series on Catholic ethos, Justin Hibbard addresses the cardinal virtues - the longstanding teaching of philosophers and Catholics regarding what it means to be a good person.

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SHOW NOTES:

* The Four Cardinal Virtues by Josef Pieper (free e-book from Notre Dame Press)

* What is Virtue, and What are the Four Cardinal Virtues (Catholic Straight Answers)

* Catholic Ideas at a Protestant Seminary - Dr. Jason Reed (The Coming Home Network)

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