Summa Made Simple Ep 18: The Enemies of Perseverance
Love this content? Become a paying subscriber and help create more.Support via Substack (from $5 a month) | Support on Patreon (from $1 a month)Thank you !Perseverance is more than willpower — it’s a virtue that keeps you holding on to good goals when things get hard. In this episode, we explore two vices that oppose perseverance: effeminacy (softness, indulgence, avoiding hardship) and pertinacity (stubbornness, headstrong rigidity). We also unpack practical ways to remove the obstacles in your soul — voluntary deprivation, penance, and mortification — so that perseverance can take root and…
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