The Many Faces of Virtue
Overview
The Many Faces of Virtue is a personable collection of 48 short essays on the virtues, each no longer than six pages. Donald DeMarco breathes life to the virtues with both historical and living anecdotes from the lives of such great heroes as Mahatma Gandhi, Helen Keller, Pope John Paul II, J.R.R. Tolkein, and Emily Dickinson.
DeMarco’s vast knowledge of philosophy, literature, contemporary life, and politics helps him portray the virtues so that readers get to know them personally. The easy-to-read style of this entertaining book will make it a popular choice for any reader.
DeMarco divides the book into groups of personal, interpersonal, social, and sacred virtues. While some people may not think of some of these as virtues—for instance, lightheartedness, decency, and solidarity—DeMarco shows how they contribute to personal holiness.
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This volume is part of the Catholic Virtue and Holiness Collection (7 vols.). Take a look at the whole collection.
Key Features
- Draws upon the lives of significant world figures
- Integrates virtue with contemporary life in a relatable way
- Outlines surprising virtues and shows how they contribute to holiness
Contents
- The Personal Virtues
- The Interpersonal Virtues
- The Social Virtues
- The Sacred Virtues
Product Details
- Title: The Many Faces of Virtue
- Author: Donald DeMarco
- Publisher: Emmaus Road
- Publication Date: 2000
- Pages: 226
- Christian Group: Catholic
- Resource Type: Collected Essays
- Topic: Spirituality
About the Authors
Donald DeMarco is a professor of philosophy at St. Jerome’s University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and a member of the American Bioethics Advisory Commission. He is the author of numerous books and has written hundreds of articles for both popular and scholarly publications. He received his MA and PhD from St. John’s University in New York, and has studied at the Gregorian University in Rome.
This volume is part of the Catholic Virtue and Holiness Collection (7 vols.). Take a look at the whole collection.
- Draws upon the lives of significant world figures
- Integrates virtue with contemporary life in a relatable way
- Outlines surprising virtues and shows how they contribute to holiness
- The Personal Virtues
- The Interpersonal Virtues
- The Social Virtues
- The Sacred Virtues
Top Highlights
“Humility flows from a realistic appraisal of self; reverence flows from a realistic appraisal of God and His creation. If one is not humble, he is not likely to be reverent.” (Page 28)
“The ruling attitude of the reverent person is that there is something more important, more beautiful, more wondrous in the universe than himself.” (Page 28)
“The mark of the docile person is his willingness to be taught. But since docility is part of prudence—the virtue of realism—the only thing the docile person wants to know is the truth. The roots of docility are in humility and self-knowledge, while its fruits are in realism and practicality.” (Page 22)
“As Saint Bonaventure warned, becoming upset and impatient over the failings of someone is like responding to his falling into a ditch by throwing oneself into another.” (Page 24)
“G.K. Chesterton once remarked that the difference between the poet and the lunatic is that the former is content to get his head inside of heaven, while the latter wants to get all of heaven inside of his head.” (Page 28)
Donald DeMarco is a professor of philosophy at St. Jerome’s University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and a member of the American Bioethics Advisory Commission. He is the author of numerous books and has written hundreds of articles for both popular and scholarly publications. He received his MA and PhD from St. John’s University in New York, and has studied at the Gregorian University in Rome.
Reviews
2 ratings
Richard C. Hammond, Jr.
11/3/2022
Eduardo Espiritu
8/22/2018
Excellent for daily devotional reading. Serves also as a reference to virtues and their names. What is sophrosyne? How is lightheartedness a virtue? The expected meditations on meekness, chastity, temperance, modesty and prudence are there, too. Each meditation contains quotable sentences. Published by Emmaus Press which publishes Scot Hahn. Bible quotes are RSVCE, but with VERBUM the NRSV or the NABRE are just a click away.
