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Patience gets talked about constantly, yet not many can actually define it. In this episode, we strip away the soft, modern version of patience and get precise: patience is the virtue that helps us bear the sorrow other people cause us — without breaking, exploding, or quietly hardening. We look at why this virtue has become so rare, what happens when it disappears, and why its absence leads to consequences far more serious than we like to admit. The episode closes with practical ways to grow in patience, not as passive tolerance, but as a strength that makes living with others possible.

Notes:

Summa Theologica. Part 2 of 2, Question 136. Article 1: Whether Patience Is A Virtue?

Summa Theologica. Part 1 of 2, Question 38: The Remedies of Sorrow

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