1. Virtues in Practice: Studiousness

2. Studiousness Seeking knowledge to grow closer to the Truth
Jesus = Truth: “I am the Way, the Truth…”
All creation → God
Study → holiness and Truth

3. What it IS and What it’s Not
Hard work
Requires determination, diligence
Purpose of growing in knowledge
Curbs desire to know sinful things
NOT curiosity
Superficial knowledge
Unimportant, may be sinful

4. PreK-2nd: St. Albert the Great
Dominican teacher--St. Thomas
Studied nature: animals, plants, weather
Studied creation to learn about Creator
Wrote down what he learned
Study led him to God

5. 3rd-5th: St. Thomas Aquinas
Inquisitive as a child
Thought to be “dumb” because quiet
Genius--prayer and study→ deep knowledge about God
Summa Theologica
Eucharistic hymns/prayers

6. 6th-8th: St. Edith Stein Jewish; atheist
Brilliant philosopher; Ph.D by 25
Connection btw Faith & Reason
Led to Catholicism
Bcm Carmelite; cont.d to write
Auschwitz

7. Live It Out! Active participation at school 100% effort on HW
Gratitude for education
Perseverance in academics
Limit technology use