In Josef Piper: An Anthology (Ignatius, 1989), we read that ‘the wisdom of the West expresses the sum total of what “ought to” do in seven sentences’. These are useful anchor points for fathers looking to educate their children in virtue, i.e., help them be all they can be.
1. ‘Man, insofar as he realises his meaning, is someone who — in faith — opens hi…