theological virtues: implications: ccc

A. FAITH

1. total self-commitment
2. seeking and doing god's will
3. life of charity (# 1814)

B. HOPE

1. keeps us from discouragement
2. sustains us in times of abandonment (# 1818)
3. affords us joy even under trial (# 1820)
4. helps us persevere to the end (# 1821)

C. CHARITY

1. love of god above all things for his own sake [# 1822] (not out of fear {= slaves} or for wages {= mercenaries}, but out of love for him who commands {= children}, st. basil) [#1828]
2. love of neighbor as ourselves for the love of god [# 1822]
a. tender love (beneficence) [# 1829]
b. tough love (fraternal correction) [# 1829]