faith, hope, and charity
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The rosary presupposes our boredom, propensity to distraction, and impatience with dull routine and attempts to transmute these failings into the virtues of faith, hope and charity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Those who have campaigned for him to someday be made a saint have stressed his deep spirituality and his tireless emphasis on key Christian virtues — faith, hope and charity.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2022
It’s almost Easter in Ukraine, where a trio of churches on the far edges of the capital have faith, hope and charity to consider.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2022
"We do not see faith, hope and charity as unattainable ideals, but we use them as stout supports of a nation fighting the fight for freedom in a modern civilization."
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2021
“And now I repeat the words of the Apostle Paul, and ‘now abideth faith, hope and charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.’
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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