Many of us reach a point in our lives where we struggle with becoming the moral person we know we can be. We intend to improve our moral character, but we’re bombarded by the heaviest of burdens whenever we try.
Many of us, unable to endure the suffering of this struggle, settle or give up. We tell ourselves that we are who we are, and we relax our efforts to be our best selves. Some of us, however, like St. Anthony, endure the burden and transform into better versions of ourselves.
