Description: Once again Dan and Melissa speak with Dr. Kevin Vost to take a more in depth look at his book, The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit. 

Topics/Questions covered in the show:

• How can we employ the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit and grow in holiness?
• What is piety and how can we live it?
• What are the different types of knowledge?
• What is the difference between the virtue of knowledge and the gift of knowledge?
• What is the difference between the gift of knowledge and the gift of wisdom?
• What is a good Scriptural example of the gift of fortitude?
• How can one use the gift of fortitude to overcome one of the seven deadly sins, i.e. gluttony?
• What is the gift of counsel?
• Why are understanding, counsel and wisdom considered the highest of the seven gifts?
• What is the gift of understanding?
• What is the gift of wisdom and how does St. Thomas Aquinas embody this gift?

 Resources:

• Spiritualdirection.com - website
• Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation
• Sophia Institute Press
• The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit by Dr. Kevin Vost
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