Do You Know What God Is Asking of You?
These are difficult times, but great virtue is formed during great hardship.
God is pouring out His graces upon you right now. He gives us everything we need to be extraordinary!
And He’s calling YOU to deeper holiness. He’s calling YOU to sainthood and eternal life.
Will you answer His call?
Yes, YOU Are Called To Be Holy
God wants you to be with Him forever in heaven.
But that takes more than prayer…it takes virtue. And becoming more virtuous doesn’t happen overnight.
Virtues are good habits. They take intentionality, and they take time. They’re something you build, one small step at a time.
That’s why you need to start now!
In this 21-day series, we’ll show you what virtue really is (not what we think it is), how to build specific virtues that will help you cooperate with God’s grace, and tell you the stories of saints who developed those particular virtues in a special way.
Heroic Virtue is not an academic study. It’s a plan of life established for you by those who’ve already achieved holiness and virtue: the saints!
You will learn:
- What virtue is, and what growth in virtue really looks like
- How to be kind and loving without being a doormat
- The different types of virtue and how they help us grow closer to God
- How being virtuous makes it possible for you to live a truly balanced life
- How to grow in 17 different virtues, as lived out by real-life saints
- How challenges, obstacles, and crisis have produced amazing men and women
“We’re all called to be great saints. Don’t miss the opportunity.”
Mother Angelica
Virtue is for saints…and we’re all called to be saints.
What is included in this series?
In this series, you will receive 21 lessons. Each lesson consists of a 3-4 minute video from Fr. Timothy Reid and a medium-length article from our Good Catholic staff. Most of these articles explain a particular virtue and discuss the life of a saint who especially demonstrated that virtue. Each lesson ends with an audio rosary you can pray with us.
How long does this series take?
We recommend 1 lesson per day, so your series will run approximately 21 days. Every day (starting the day after you sign up), you will receive an email prompting you to read and watch the fascinating content for that day’s lesson. You can also jump ahead, viewing the lessons that interest you, or you can take more time with each lesson. Basically, go at your own pace—the emails are just there as reminders. You can repeat the series as often as you wish for a full year.
How do I access the content once I sign up?
Click the link in the daily email (make sure you’re logged in or you’ll be redirected to the purchase page). You can also click My Account and go to My Series (located in the left-side menu under “Dashboard”) to access all the series you’re subscribed to.
Series Contributors
Father Timothy Reid
Fr. Timothy Reid, a convert to the Catholic Faith, earned his B.S. in Marketing from Indiana University, but later changed his focus to pursue the study of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America. After attaining an M.A. in Philosophy in 1996, he took a job with the Migration and Refugee Services of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Following his Theology studies at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, earning an M.A. in Theology and a Masters of Divinity, Fr. Reid was ordained in 2004. In 2007 he was made Pastor of St. Ann Catholic Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he continues to serve today. Fr. Reid is a Third Order Carmelite and serves as the Spiritual Director of the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Secular Carmelite group in Charlotte.
Gretchen Filz, O.P.
Gretchen Filz, O.P., is a Catholic content writer with an M.A. in Christian Apologetics. As a result of her studies in theology and philosophy at an Evangelical seminary, she discovered the truth of Catholicism and entered into full communion with the Catholic Church in 2011. A passionate convert and Lay Dominican, Gretchen lives out her vocation through prayer, study, teaching, writing, and engaging in a variety of apostolates. Her articles have provided catechesis and inspiration for Catholics around the world. She currently works in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina.
38 Reviews
Not what I expected, but still good
This is a wonderful overview of about 20 virtues in which we should all be striving to improve. Each day provides a basic overview of the virtue for the day, and then a bit about a saint who lived that virtue well.
I had thought this was about how to *grow* in virtue to deeper levels, rather than about virtues themselves, so it wasn’t what I had intended. That said, it is an excellent overview of the primary virtues needed in life. If you want to learn to deepen your skill, for lack of a better term, with specific virtues, this series doesn’t address that. It is more surface level.
I finally finished the series! I really enjoyed reading about the saints and their virtues. I am going to read the series again and take notes. There was so much to take in that I was on overload reading it. I am so excited that I finished! Hallelujah and praise God