Theme: Resisting the Revolutionary Reset: Virtues, Skills, and Catholic Good Sense for Flourishing amid the Madness

 By Brother André Marie, MICM

Br. André Marie contends that the most effective way to resist the destructive forces of modern revolution is through the cultivation of ordered virtue grounded in faith and reason. He explains that revolutions succeed not merely through violence or ideology but through disordered souls—people who have lost connection with God’s natural and moral law. He stresses that reactionary anger and political activism alone cannot defeat revolution; only the deliberate practice of virtues such as prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance can restore true order. He contrasts this spiritual discipline with the self-centered passions of modern culture, which mirror the chaos they claim to resist. Ultimately, Br. André calls for a renewal of the interior life, teaching that societal peace and stability can only flow from souls conformed to divine and moral order.

2021 SBC Conference