Hi, I'm Edward Sree, and welcome to all things Catholic Catholic where real faith meets real life.

We've been talking a lot about virtue in recent episodes, but today I want to get really practical how do I

grow in virtue let's say there's an area of my life where I know I need to be

better I've been struggling with this weakness and I just want to grow in virtue here.

How do I grow in virtue? Whether it's I want to be more generous, I want to be more cheerful,

I want to be more courageous. How do I grow in virtue? That's what we're going to take a look at today. We're going to see three practical points that the Catholic tradition offers.

Three beautiful practical points that help us to grow in virtue. But first, I want to take you into my office. I want to take you

into my office and if you were to come into my office you would notice various pictures and pieces of art.

You would see some pictures of my wife and kids.

You'd see little drawings my children have made for me.

You would see some religious art.

You'd see a beautiful crucifix. You'd see an icon of Christ the teacher, a picture

of Frangelico's Annunciation to Mary, but one of my favorite pictures that you'll see in my office is not of religious art,

it's not even of my family, you know what it is?

It's Michael Jordan's last shot.

Michael Jordan, the famous NBA player, his last shot as a Chicago Bowl in the

NBA finals. My wife gave this to me as a birthday gift many, many years ago.

I think it was like a first year of marriage.

I thought, wow, I know I married well here.

See, I grew up in Chicago, and I was a big Chicago Bulls fan.

Michael Jordan, one of the best NBA players of all time.

This shot captures the climax of some of the most amazing 45 seconds of basketball

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