Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?”

We live in a world that’s obsessed with opinion. Everyone has one. Everyone believes their version of “truth” matters most. And yet, we all feel the pull of something deeper, something that is more than just preference or perspective. That pull is toward Truth itself. But what is Truth?

Frank Sheed, in his brilliant work on theology and reason, reminds us that truth is not simply a matter of what feels right or what works for me. Truth is the correspondence of the mind with reality—it is when the intellect sees things as they really are. But here’s the thing: knowing truth is not enough. Our intellect may grasp reality, may even see the divine order clearly—but if our will does not embrace it, if our heart does not consent, then the truth remains only a shadow in our minds.

Sheed teaches that intellect and will are partners. The intellect discovers; the will loves. You can know what is right, but until you choose it, until you embrace it in your life, knowledge alone does not change you. Truth calls for both understanding and action. It asks for the courage to say, “Yes, this is what is real. This is what I will follow.”

Think about the saints. They knew that following truth often meant suffering, sacrifice, even danger. Yet they chose it. They didn’t just know the Good—they willed it. And in that willing, their lives became radiant. That’s the power of the human soul when intellect and will work together.

And here’s the invitation for us: examine your own heart. Where does your intellect recognize what is true, yet your will hesitates? Where do you hesitate to embrace what your mind already knows? Truth is not a lecture to memorize—it is a life to live. Our minds point the way, but our will must step forward and say, Yes, Lord, I choose You.

So remember this: Truth is not just discovered. Truth is chosen. And in that choosing, we participate in something divine. In the dialogue between what we know and what we love, our souls ascend. And in that ascent, the world itself begins to be illuminated.