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In Christian theology, charity (Latin: caritas) is considered one of the seven virtues and was understood by Thomas Aquinas as "the friendship of man for God", which "unites us to God". He holds it as "the most excellent of the virtues ". [ 1 ]
May 15, 2024 · Because in truth Christians are capable of all the forms of love in the world: they too fall in love, more or less as it happens to everyone. They too experience the benevolence that is...
Charity is defined as “the theological virtue by which we love God above all things for His own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God” (CCC, 1822). Charity or love is the virtue that brings us to a fullness of life.
Sep 28, 2024 · Charity means a willingness to sacrifice our time and energy and preferences in order to go to God in prayer and in the sacramental life of mass and confession in order to show our love...
The Theological Virtue of Charity is a gift from God which helps a man to sacrifice himself to love God and his neighbor. The Virtue of Charity is opposed by the sins of Indifference, Ingratitude, Lukewarmness, Acedia and Hatred of God.
There are three theological virtues: faith, hope, and charity. 77 Faith 1814 Faith is the theological virtue by which we believe in God and believe all that he has said and revealed to us, and that Holy Church proposes for our belief, because he is truth itself.
Charity, in Christian thought, the highest form of love, signifying the reciprocal love between God and man that is made manifest in unselfish love of one’s fellow men. St. Paul’s classical description of charity is found in the New Testament (I Cor. 13).
