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The last of the sanctifying gifts given in the sacrament of Confirmation is the Fear of the Lord. It’s a gift that, these days, often

When we talk about the gift of Piety, it is often easiest to get the hang of it by talking about what it looks like.

As we saw last time, Church Tradition describes Piety as “the perfection of religion.” That does not tend to score big points for this gift on

The sixth of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit we receive in the sacrament of Confirmation is Piety. Piety is one of those “religious”

As we discussed previously, the gift of Knowledge is there to make us “complete thinkers,” to connect one thing with another and to connect what