Finding A Story Worth the Gift of Our Lives
Reflection questions:
- Is it helpful to think of the moral life as a “story” or “narrative”? What are the advantages of this approach? What might be some possible disadvantages
- How have the different narratives of your life shaped you and your outlook on life? Has listening to another person’s story ever made you examine your own?
- What would it mean for you to choose life over death each day? Did you ever feel stuck in a “tom” and someone helped you come out of the tomb and back to life?
- How might the virtue of magnanimity help us “become good at being human”? Can you think of some examples of magnanimous people?
Paul Wadell is Professor Emeritus of Theology and Religious Studies at St. Norbert College in De Pere, WI. A proud native of Louisville, Kentucky, he received his B.A. from Bellarmine University in Louisville, his M.Div. and M.A. degrees from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, and his Ph.D. in Christian Ethics from the University of Notre Dame.
He is the author of several books, including Friendship and the Moral Life; Becoming Friends: Worship, Justice and the Practice of Christian Friendship; Happiness and the Christian Moral Life: An Introduction to Christian Ethics, revised 4th edition; and Living Vocationally—The Journey of the Called Life, co-authored with Charles Pinches. He has published articles on Christian theology, ethics, and spirituality in both scholarly and popular journals.
Paul is an active member of the Passionist Family of Holy Cross Province. Paul and his wife Carmella live in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
