
The Family: A School for the Cardinal Virtues
As a parent you are responsible for shaping the hearts and habits of your children. The goal of a virtuous life is to become like God. Failure to build up virtue and correct vice in the life of your children hinders their ultimate goal of being more like God, which can set them up for a life of self-absorption, impulsiveness, imprudence, and cowardice. The ardent desire to have virtuous children must be equally matched with an unshakable resolve to invest the time and energy necessary for the formation of virtue.
