Today, my friend arranged to go on a pilgrimage to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois. All the presentations on the life of Abraham Lincoln were so lively, touching and inspiring that his life invites me to reflect on a life of integrity. Through sincere self-study, Lincoln became a man of integral virtues pursuing the ultimate freedom of every human being up to the point of the Emancipation Declaration.

How encouraging to reflect on the nine fruits of the Spirit as the integral virtues of life. St. Paul talks about the nine virtues in Galatians 5:22-23: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Each of these positive values are closely related to the virtues that some of us try to pursue in our daily lives.

Some argue that “consumption is a virtue.” In today’s world, where trends and advertisements encourage us to........

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