Ancient Truths in New Light

Picture of Father Paschal Corby

Fr Paschal is a priest of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual. He currently lectures in Moral Theology / Bioethics at the University of Notre Dame, Sydney. He is the author of The Hope and Despair of Human Bioenhancement (Pickwick, 2019).

The virtue of hope, before it is a virtue is a passion. A passion that is guided by the intellect, but is only raised to the level of virtue by grace. As Christians, we are called to cultivate the virtue of hope in deepening our relationship with the Lord.