Fr. Mark Beard on Sins and Virtues

"How you react to issues is just the point. If you do not react right on little things, how will you react on big things?

In Scripture, when the man said he cleans his house and got rid of the demon, and then all of a sudden the demon circulates and then comes back and next thing you know there's seven demons. He got his house and he cleaned it, but he didn't put it in order.

When you and I commit the same sins over and over and over again, are you praying for the fortitude? Are you praying for any of the virtues to fill the hole?

Are you, in other words, are you praying for justice, are you praying for temperance, are you praying for prudence or fortitude—the strength to be prudent? If you don't pray for the virtue, you and I won't make it.

My brother in Christ, how will anybody know you're a follower of Christ if you don't show it in how you react? Sometimes the best answer is no answer. Sometimes the best response is none. It speaks volumes, my brothers and sisters in Christ."