Faith & Life Grade 7 · Chapter 15 · The Cardinal Virtues
The Four Hinges
“Cardinal” comes from the Latin cardo, meaning hinge. Just as a door swings on its hinges, all the other moral virtues depend on these four: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance (CCC 1805).
Explore the idea
Discuss each question as a class. Have students draw a door with four hinges and label them.
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Discuss the connection
Which hinge in your own life is the squeakiest? Which cardinal virtue do you most need to work on?
An original interactive exercise for Faith & Life Grade 7, Chapter 15 (“The Cardinal Virtues”). Grounded in Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
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