theological virtue

“Then the church turned demographic fact into theological virtue by embracing urban advocacy and racial justice.”

For the next 45 minutes, the parishioners recited hymns, knelt in prayer and listened to the homily, which reflected on the three theological virtues: faith, hope and love.

Love is the greatest of the theological virtues and is at the heart of Christ’s teachings.

The three theological virtues of faith, hope and love are written on the cans.

"Lumen Fidei," or "The Light of Faith," caps a three-part series begun by Benedict XVI in 2005, exploring faith after prior tracts addressed love and hope, which together form the three theological virtues.