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Black Widow: What Do I Do When it is Hard to Do the Right Thing?
Dear Parents and Family,
This week at Edge, your son or daughter learned about the virtue of fortitude and was encouraged to foster it in their own lives so they can be courageous and constant in their pursuit of the good. The Edge Night began with a series of spy games based on the history of the character Black Widow. The teaching broke open how fortitude helps us to be courageous and constant in our conviction to pursue the good. The teaching also explored how we can see fortitude exemplified in Black Widow and how Jesus can help us to live out this virtue in our own lives. The youth then processed how fortitude is necessary to live out all the other virtues and choose some practical ways to grow in the virtues. The Edge Night closed with the youth reflecting and praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary. Your child’s weekly challenge is to use their handout from the Break activity to choose one thing to do to grow in each of the virtues this week and have the courage to actually do it.
Main Ideas
- The virtue of fortitude helps us persevere when things are difficult and choose what is good even when it is hard.
- Black Widow exemplifies fortitude in that she persevered through a rough early life, had a conversion of heart and joined the Avengers, and ultimately sacrificed herself for the greater good of humanity.
- With God’s help, we can live courageously as Jesus did, sacrificing for the most important things in life, and choosing what God wants for us even when it is hard or no one else is doing it.
Catechism Reference
“Fortitude is the moral virtue that ensures firmness in difficulties and constancy in the pursuit of the good.” (CCC 1808)
Scripture Reference
“I have said this to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)
Family Reflection Questions
- What are some ways we can support one another through life’s difficulties?
- Is there space in our family for us to share our fears so we can help one another journey through them? If not, how can we create that space?
- What is one thing we can commit to as a family to help us all grow in the virtue of fortitude?