Catherine Pascual

A story of hope and perseverance.

“To Begin Again and Again” is a practice-led design project that visualises virtues and their formation through an illustrative narrative. Specifically, the project explores the four cardinal virtues: prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance. The story portrays the researcher’s experiences and challenges in learning the cardinal virtues by encountering four symbolic animals and navigating through her flaws. The theoretical contexts in which the research is situated include Catholic theology and psychological habit formation.

While the tale addresses the reality of human imperfection, it is ultimately one of hope, encouraging the reader to view human vices (defined as bad habits or mistakes) more opportunistically and forgivingly. It advocates for perseverance, rather than perfection, of virtue formation - a reminder that is more important than ever in a high-standard society.