6th Summons: Temperance

I have a few reflections coming up on the virtue of fortitude. Today, I’m sharing some thoughts on another often misunderstood virtue: temperance.

Temperance isn’t about rejecting desire — it’s about rightly ordering it.

We often think of temperance as just “saying no” — to dessert, to distractions, to indulgence. But the real virtue isn’t found in white…