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  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Fortitude
The braves in a warrior tribe and the glamour of braverie in knight-errantry, the display of pomp by modern armies on parade, were not objects to disturb the sense of proportion in the
fortitude which rested on bodily excellence: consequently he would have wise legislators educate their citizens rather in
Fortitude is concerned not so much with audacia as with timor: not so much with aggredi (attack) as with sustinere (endurance): which means that the
www.newadvent.org /cathen/06147a.htm   (1835 words)

  
  What fortitude Achieves
Fortitude is a quality of courage that is best understood by contemplating those who have displayed heroic fortitude.
As the wand of leadership, Fortitude is holding the same symbol that Kings and Queens hold as scepters and a College Marshall holds during Commencement as the college mace.
Fortitude is an earnest enthusiasm that is disciplined by reason and ennobled by sincerity.
www.masonicworld.com /education/files/artmay01/what_fort_achi.htm   (1300 words)

  
 CERC: Justice, Fortitude, Temperance
Next, the virtue of fortitude enables a person to stand firm against and endure the hardships of life, and to remain steadfast in pursuit of what is good.
Fortitude strengthens a person to conquer the fear of death or persecution, and even to make the ultimate sacrifice of martyrdom.
Virtues stemming from fortitude include magnanimity, which inclines a person to perform great works in every virtue; munificence, which inclines a person to perform great physical works; patience, which inclines a person to endure present evils; and perseverance, which inclines a person to continue steadfastly in the pursuit of virtue.
www.catholiceducation.org /articles/religion/re0531.html   (1104 words)

  
 lifeissues.net | Fortitude and Emotional Well-Being
Fortitude binds the will firmly to the good of reason in the face of the greatest evils, and the most fearful of all bodily evils is death.
Now fortitude is a virtue; and it is essential to virtue to tend to good; wherefore it is in order to pursue some good that man does not fly from the danger of death.
Latimer's actions could never have been a matter of fortitude, because murdering a handicapped child is intrinsically unjust, and his decision to murder her bespeaks a lack of patience, an inability to deal with the sorrow caused by the hardships of raising a handicapped child.
www.lifeissues.net /writers/mcm/mcm_40fortitude.html   (4836 words)

  
 Fortitude Technology - Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Services
Fortitude Technology can provide an image of your critical business applications and data from your production system to our “fort.” In the event of a disaster to your production system your end users can quickly access and process the data from the “fort” system with minimal interruption.
Fortitude Technology can provide you the sleep at night comfort that your backups really are a valuable component in your business continuity plan.
Fortitude Technology believes that all business’ large or small should have the assurance that they can recover their critical business applications and data in the event of a disaster.
www.fortitudetechnology.com   (529 words)

  
 Summa Theologica | Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Now it is evident that in martyrdom man is firmly strengthened in the good of virtue, since he cleaves to faith and justice notwithstanding the threatening danger of death, the imminence of which is moreover due to a kind of particular contest with his persecutors.
Now just as civic fortitude strengthens a man's mind in human justice, for the safeguarding of which he braves the danger of death, so gratuitous fortitude strengthens man's soul in the good of Divine justice, which is "through faith in Christ Jesus," according to Rom.
Hence martyrdom is an act of charity as commanding, and of fortitude as eliciting.
www.ccel.org /ccel/aquinas/summa.SS_Q124_A2.html   (743 words)

  
 Fortitude
The braves in a warrior tribe and the glamour of braverie in knight-errantry, the display of pomp by modern armies on parade, were not objects to disturb the sense of proportion in the mind of the Friar Preacher.
As a cardinal virtue, which is a consideration not taken up by Aristotle, fortitude is treated by St. Thomas from the aspect of its need for ensuring the stability of the virtues in general: Cardinales principales dicuntur virtutes, quoe proecipue sibi vindicant id quod pertinet communiter ad virtutes.
I requires fortitude to mount above the dead level of average Christianity into the region of magnanimity, and if opportunity allow it, of magnificence, which are the allied virtues of fortitude, while another is perseverance, which tolerates no occasional remissness, still less occasional bouts of dissipation to relieve the strain of high-toned morality and religion.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/f/fortitude.html   (1703 words)

  
 Fortitude; Sailing Ship; Australia; Moreton Bay;
The passengers of the Fortitude, on their arrival in Brisbane, were uncertain as to the immediate steps they might take for temporary accommodation, but, as was remarked at the time, they appeared quite competent to decide the question for themselves.
Far and wide throughout the land went the Fortitude's immigrants; they were the means of giving Brisbane a start from a small village to its present dimensions, and many an industrious country centre owes its origin to men who came in the Fortitude with nothing but their indomitable perseverance and stoutness of heart.
Of the ship Fortitude, he stated that 266 souls landed; the number known to have left, and who never returned was 40; the number who remained included Mr J Roper and wife, of Tenterfield, was 21;: the number now known to be alive 72; ditto, dead, 89; the number whose condition was unknown was 54.
www.halenet.com.au /~jvbryant/fortlet1.html   (17944 words)

  
 Tarot.com :: Tarot, Astrology, Numerology & I-Ching
century image of Fortitude in which the woman in armor is carrying a club and has a lion on her shield.
The Viscounti psalter of ~1412 (LF129v) has Fortitude as a woman with a lion skin as headress and cape and carrying a shield and staff.
Fortitude was the inner strength needed to gain spiritual victory.
www.tarot.com /about-tarot/library/boneill/fortitude   (781 words)

  
 9 - Fortitude
She symbolizes fortitude of a different kind, for she has a magical control over beasts of all kinds, directed not by a wand, but by her eyes and hands.
Therefore, we find Fortitude represented in two common ways: (1) a young woman holding a marble column, which is often broken (in Ferrarese and Bolognese cards); (2) a young woman holding a lion's jaws (as in the Visconti di Modrone, Cary-Yale Visconti, and Marseilles decks).
Fortitude represents the practical application of the vitality of the anima, the lunar, feminine strength, which is latent in 4.High Priestess.
www.cs.utk.edu /~mclennan/BA/PT/M9.html   (2456 words)

  
 'The Triumph of Fortitude' What is Fortitude ?   (Site not responding. Last check: )
'Fortitude' is another way to describe courage or strength in the face of adversity.
The Walker's tapestry, 'The Triumph of Fortitude', shows a range of Biblical and classical characters who showed outstanding bravery or heroism in dangerous and difficult situations - they are examples of fortitude.
'The Triumph of Fortitude' is one of a series of seven tapestries known as the 'Triumph of the Seven Virtues'.
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk /walker/collections/fortitude/about.asp   (233 words)

  
 Fortitude Technology - Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Services
Fortitude Technology can provide an image of your critical business applications and data from your production system to our “fort.” In the event of a disaster to your production system your end users can quickly access and process the data from the “fort” system with minimal interruption.
Fortitude Technology can provide you the sleep at night comfort that your backups really are a valuable component in your business continuity plan.
Fortitude Technology believes that all business’ large or small should have the assurance that they can recover their critical business applications and data in the event of a disaster.
www.fortitudetechnology.com /index.html   (529 words)

  
 fortitude - Definitions from Dictionary.com
mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously: Never once did her fortitude waver during that long illness.
fortitude, from L. fortitudo "strength," from fortis "strong, brave" (see fort).
Example: He showed great fortitude during his long illness.
dictionary.reference.com /browse/fortitude   (133 words)

  
 Fortitude (This Rock: November 2005)
One of the great things about fortitude, and the rest of these cardinal virtues, is that they can serve to unite people who belong to different religions or even no religion at all.
Fortitude plays a prominent role in the Bible (think of David against Goliath), but it is also spoken of by Aristotle and Cicero.
Then, fortitude displays itself in a second mode: the mode of endurance, whereby we put up with various hardships and show patience with wrongdoers (such patience is one of the spiritual works of mercy).
www.catholic.com /thisrock/2005/0511fea5.asp   (1655 words)

  
 Fortitude Entertainment Group - Launches Fortitude Gulf Creating Hollywood In Dubai
Fortitude will be taking some of their 20 picture slate to Dubai for filming this year.
In addition, Fortitude Gulf is planning a theme park, movie theaters and a major studio facility in Dubai, then branching into other areas of the region.
Fortitude Animation's 150-plus seat animation house is in Mumbai, India; Merchandising offices are located in the Toy Building in New York, New York; the company recently announced Fortitude Jadran, a 30 acre studio facility in Zagreb, Croatia.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-27-2006/0004327697&EDATE=   (505 words)

  
 Fortitude Gluten-Free Cookies: A Savory Choice - Associated Content
Fortitude Gluten-Free Cookies are the ideal choice for those with celiac disease or gluten-intolerance that enjoy baked goods that aren’t overly sweet.
I also like Fortitude’s Gluten Free cookies, because they are not made with brown rice flour (which it seems most gluten-free goods are), which I find can be difficult on the stomach especially for those recovering from recent gluten-exposure.
Fortitude Gluten-Free Cookies also contain no trans fats, and, in my experience, endure well after the package is opened (some gluten-free foods can spoil very quickly, because of a lack of additives which are often wheat based).
www.associatedcontent.com /article/43721/fortitude_glutenfree_cookies_a_savory.html   (541 words)

  
 FORTITUDE | The firm
fortitude is an up-market recruitment consulting firm specializing in the segment of high potential managers and key senior executives.
We are most often called upon for executive and management positions, as well as for specialist executive ones when they are proving difficult to fill.
We created fortitude to enable private and public corporations to access the best managers and the most effective executives.
www.fortitude.ch /en/cabinet.htm   (178 words)

  
 Fortitude
Fortitude bestows a resilience and vigor far beyond even normal vampiric toughness.
Gangrel enjoy the benefit of Fortitude as a matter of course, but Ravnos and especially Ventrue delight in the power's psychological effects.
Fortitude now automatically soaks bashing and lethal damage: it must be rolled against aggravated damage.
www.homestead.com /autarkis/Fortitude.html   (207 words)

  
 The Gift of Fortitude
It gives energy to overcome major obstacles in the way of spiritual growth; it is an enormous reinforcement of the natural and infused virtue of fortitude.
An eminent example of the exercise of the Gift of Fortitude is the martyrdom of the seven Trappist monks of the monastery of Our Lady of Atlas in Tibhirine, Algeria, in 1996.
Thus, little by little, the Gift of Fortitude, in conjunction with the other Gifts, transmutes the energy of anger designed by nature for defensive purposes into zeal for the service of God and the needs of others.
www.centeringprayer.com /fruits/fruits05.htm   (1522 words)

  
 Fortitude Entertainment Group - Bio
Fortitude Entertainment Group is a Los Angeles based multi-faceted entertainment conglomerate with studio facilities from pre-production to post-production including animation, special effects, web design, a 5.1 mix stage and a shooting stage in Burbank.
Fortitude Music Group is headquartered in the Former Fleetwood Mac recording studio located in Phoenix, Arizona.
Fortitude Studios is a full service production and post facility dedicated to meeting the needs of major Hollywood Studios including Disney, Sony, Fox, Universal as well as TV networks such as Discovery, The History Channel, DIY, VH1, MTV, The Disney Channel and others.
www.fortitudeentertainment.com /fortitude_bio.html   (400 words)

  
 Brisbane Suburb: Fortitude Valley - History of Fortitude Valley - ourbrisbane.com
Fortitude Valley's history has been compiled as a part of the BRISbites community history project.
The train line was extended to Fortitude Valley from the city in 1891.
There are many landmarks in Fortitude Valley and many of the older buildings are protected by heritage orders which do not permit their removal.
www.ourbrisbane.com /living/suburbs/fortitude_valley/history   (519 words)

  
 The Library Lions
During the 1930s, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia named them Patience and Fortitude, for the qualities he felt New Yorkers would need to survive the economic depression.
These names have stood the test of time: Patience still guards the south side of the Library's steps and Fortitude sits unwaveringly to the north.
As a tribute to the Lions' popularity and all that they stand for, the Library adopted these figures as its mascots.
www.nypl.org /pr/lions.cfm   (395 words)

  
 fortitude - Synonyms from Thesaurus.com
courage, determination, firmness, fortitude, grit, guts, hardihood, heart, intestinal fortitude*, mettle, moral fiber, nerve, pluck, resolution, resolve, spunk, stamina, steadfastness, tenacity, toughness, will, willpower
courage, daring, dauntlessness, fearlessness, fortitude, gallantry, grit, guts, hardiness, heroism, indomitability, intrepidity, mettle, pluck, pluckiness, spirit, spunk, valor
aplomb, assurance, backbone, boldness, brashness, certainty, cool, courage, daring, dash, determination, fearlessness, firmness, fortitude, grit, heart, impudence, intrepidity, mettle, morale, pluck, poise, presumption, reliance, resoluteness, resolution, self-possession, self-reliance, spirit, spunk, sureness, tenacity, élan
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 Fortitude   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Fortitude describes a type of supernatural toughness and vigor which allows Kindred extra advantages in resisting the harm to which their kind is especially vulnerable.
For each level of Fortitude a character possesses, he may roll one die to soak damage from fire and sunlight.
Fortitude is also added to a character's ability to soak other wounds.
www.patman.org /wod/disciplines/fortitude.asp   (250 words)

  
 Fortitude
Fortitude is one of the four cardinal virtues; the others are prudence, justice, and temperance.
The gift of fortitude brings to those who have it a dauntless spirit of resolution, firmness of mind, and indomitable will to persevere with a quiet faith in God’s providence that overcomes all obstacles.
Fortitude is one of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.
www.secondexodus.com /html/catholicdefinitions/fortitude.htm   (206 words)

  
 Fortitude - Fedora Directory Server
Fortitude is an umbrella term describing web-based cryptographic security products that use the Network Security Services (NSS) libraries.
Fortitude is also a standalone web server (in /opt/fortitude) using Apache and Tomcat that is pre-configured to use mod_nss and mod_revocator.
Fortitude requires the NSS, NSPR and Mozilla LDAPSDK packages (LDAPSDK is only needed if you are using mod_revocator).
directory.fedoraproject.org /wiki/Fortitude   (285 words)

  
 18. Of Christian Fortitude.
It is not a natural fortitude which is meant, and which may be in brutes as well as in men; as in the lion, "which is the strongest among beasts, and turneth not away from any" (Prov.
Secondly, Christian fortitude shows itself in bearing afflictions with constancy, and enduring sufferings with a firmness of mind, whether from the hands of God or men; and which may be called passive fortitude.
To Christless sinners death is the "king of terrors," and even some gracious persons have been all their lifetime through fear of death subject to bondage; but as formidable as it is, there are some things which fortify the Christian against the fears of it.
www.pbministries.org /books/gill/Practical_Divinity/Book_1/book1_18.htm   (882 words)

  
 CalTrade Report - FORTITUDE ENTERTAINMENT IN DUBAI DEAL
LOS ANGELES - 04/03/06 - International media conglomerate Fortitude Entertainment Group is preparing to launch its newest venture, a division called Fortitude Gulf in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Fortitude will reportedly be taking some of their 20 picture productions to Dubai for filming this year.
Delaportas and founded Fortitude in 2004 and within a few months of its inception, it inked a deal with Universal Studios to produce the Shadowmancer, a fantasy film that drew critical international acclaim.
www.caltradereport.com /eWebPages/page-two-1144029550.html   (485 words)

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