The Soul and the Transcendentals

​The Soul and the Transcendentals

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A quality or attribute that goes beyond what it describes is called a:

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Match each transcendental with its basic description:

• That which pleases upon being seen

• What everything desires, ultimately its own perfection (as it perceives it).

• That which corresponds to reality

beauty

goodness

truth

• beauty

• goodness

• truth

Multiple Choice

According to St. Thomas Aquinas, all of the following are considered distinct qualities of beauty except:

• wholeness

• radiance (clarity)

• harmony (integrity)

• color

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Identify the proper object of each part of the soul:

• the mind

• the heart

• the will

truth

beauty

goodness

• truth

• beauty

• goodness

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Identify examples of how each part of the soul is nourished

• Learning, meaningful conversation, discussion, work, Scripture reading, chotki, rosaries

• taking time to pray; desire in action: virtue, charity, discipline, exercise, diet

• Emotions, feelings, music, the arts, nature, charity, relationships ; in prayer, allowing God to come close, transform us (contemplation)

the mind

the will

the heart

• the mind

• the will

• the heart

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At the conclusion of our morning prayer at school, we recite a phrase that relates to the Soul and the Transcendentals. Match each phrase to each transcendental:

• "transform our hearts"

• "enlighten our minds"

• "inspire our works"

beauty

truth

goodness

• beauty

• truth

• goodness