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.
Dear Father Edward, would you be willing to post the virtues to overcome the root sin of vanity and pride also? “Vanity of vanities, says
Dear Father Edward, would you be willing to post the virtues to overcome the root sins of vanity and pride also? Whole libraries could be
Meditation, A Matter of Life and Death… Life and Death “Meditation is the basis for acquiring all the virtues, and to undertake it is a
Dear Father John, This is really interesting guidance. In the catechism, we learn that root sins are seven and they are, 1) pride, 2) covetousness,
Dear Father John, Thank you for the post on root sin. It has definitely helped me. My question is, charity and humility seem to be
Dear Father John, I have been working on my spiritual life for a long time. But no matter how much I work on it, I
Dear Father John, How much of a discussion in spiritual direction should focus on moral issues, such as habitual sin and possibly that of grave