Our tradition teaches that enduring happiness come not from having more but from being more. That "being" is what the Church describes in her hierarchy of virtues. We will consider why the virtues matter especially Compassion (Theme of RECongress) and Hope (Theme of our Jubilee Year). We will consider the role various virtues play in our lives and how they help us to flourish. If we are to become who God meant us to be, we must learn again from the great virtues.