What does it mean to prepare the way of the Lord? Dr. Sri explains how we can use this Advent season to prepare the way of the Lord by growing in virtue so we can give ourselves as a gift of love to God and to others.
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The Advent season offers us an opportunity to meet Christ in a transformative way so he can fill the valleys in our souls and straighten our path to salvation.
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Prepare the Way with Virtue
“Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. Every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill shall be made low. The winding roads shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.”– Luke 3:4-6
- It can take us a long time to love and serve Jesus, to grow holiness, and to follow Jesus as a disciple because there are many blockages on our journey.
- Virtue allows us to prepare the way of the Lord in our hearts.
- Prudence,fortitiude, justice, and temperance are the four cardinal virtues that our lives hinge on.
- The virtues give us freedom to give ourselves as a gift of love to God and to others.
- Virtue gives us the freedom to love
- Our lack of virtue doesn’t just affect us individually, it also affects our relationship with other people.
- The Advent season offers us an opportunity to meet Christ in a transformative way so he can fill the valleys in our souls and straighten our journey to salvation.
The Art of Living: The Cardinal Virtues and the Freedom to Love
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Dr. Edward Sri is a theologian, well-known Catholic speaker, and author of several best-selling books. His work with Ascension includes study programs such as A Biblical Walk Through the Mass, No Greater Love: A Biblical Walk Through Christ’s Passion and Mary: A Biblical Walk with the Blessed Mother. Several of Dr. Sri’s programs were filmed on-site in the Holy Land, and feature immersive video explorations of the sacred sites where Jesus, Mary, and the Apostles lived and died.
Dr. Sri is the host of the acclaimed Ascension podcast All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri. Together with Curtis Martin, Dr. Sri is a founding leader of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), of which he serves as senior vice president of Apostolic Outreach.
Dr. Sri lives with his wife Beth and their children in Colorado.
