
My Appetite for Information is Endless: Is Curiosity Bad?
Fr. John Bartunek answers a reader’s question about the good and the bad of being curious. He explains the difference between the virtue of studiositas and the vice of curiositas.
Fr. John Bartunek answers a reader’s question about the good and the bad of being curious. He explains the difference between the virtue of studiositas and the vice of curiositas.
Dear Father John, Many spiritual writers and saints have cautioned against excessive curiosity. Why is this? Curiosity leads to knowledge and knowledge is a virtue.