To be a saint is to be radically authentic regarding who we are as sons and daughters of God. If sanctity is our primary goal, our other goals will fall into place. The practice of virtues shows the world that we were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us. A serious living out of the virtues takes place at our deepest level of being. It is directed towards a stronger fidelity to God.
Authenticity depends on living a life of heroic virtue.
Let us not waver in this quest. Rather, let us strive to be the saints of the new millennium. Carolyn Humphreys, O.C.D.S., is a secular Discalced Carmelite. Her articles have appeared in Carmelite Digest and Caelum et Terra. Her last article is HPR appeared in August-September 1998.