Marquette University - Hilltop Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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Hope, the companion virtue of Faith and Charity, in the common expression of terms, is a desire for something good along with an expectation of attaining this good even though it be difficult. Thus we see the necessity of Hope for the perfection of Christian living. Christian living attains perfection on two levels simultaneously, the natural and supernatural. The virtue of Hope is developed simultaneously on these same two levels. Natural Hope is a longing for a good that is possible for us to attain but which is not within our immediate reach, or not easily accessible. It might be our Hope for good grades, good friends or a good and successful life. Supernatural Hope is a theological virtue—a Baptismal gift from Cod. It is an urging to follow the directives of Faith in anticipation of the final promised reward-complete supernatural happiness.

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If we place hope in ourselves or in other men, it no longer pertains to the virtue of Hope. Secular education often errs in this way. First of all, it is apt to ignore or minimize the object of supernatural Hope; secondly, it trains students to look only to themselves for desirable natural goods, and thirdly, it sometimes hinders the growth of intellectual life, as Hope is intellectual as well as practical in application. We must place our Hope in God on both the natural and supernatural levels. As a Catholic university, Marquette trains her students to do just that. Religious activities abound on the concrete campus of Marquette for this purpose; from events as magnanimous as the annual Mass of the Holy Ghost and the all-University retreat to the simple prayers offered up to God before a class period. In these activities the virtue of Hope is strengthened and reflected. It is increased co-extensively with the increase of Santifying Grace in the reception of the