On Being Human. 7. Living between being fearfully cautious and totally reckless. - Audio

Fortitude, understood as the midpoint between fearful caution and foolhardy recklessness, and perhaps best considered as “reasoned courage,” is both a cardinal virtue and a Gift of the Holy Spirit (Isaiah 11). Described by John Locke as "the guard and support of the other virtues," fortitude is the enabler of the other cardinal virtues and allows for a life that points to the Kingdom even in the face of unspeakable pain and suffering.