False accusations, the search for truth, and the discipline of courage come together in today’s readings. Athanasius preserves the remarkable recantation of Ursacius and Valens, who admit that their charges against him were fabricated, renounce Arianism, and seek communion with the man they had helped condemn. He then begins tracing the controversy back to its roots in the Meletian schism and the alliance formed between the Meletians and the Arian party. Augustine turns to the opening words of Genesis and asks how he can know that Moses spoke truth, concluding that eternal Truth speaks inwardly beyond Hebrew, Greek, or Latin, while heaven and earth themselves testify that they were created by God. Aquinas then explains how fortitude governs both fear and daring, avoiding not only cowardice but also foolish fearlessness and reckless boldness. Toge ...