Sin
Sunday, August 17th, 2008The Definition of Sin
Sin is an offense against reason, truth, and right conscience; it is failure in genuine love for God and neighbour caused by a perverse attachment to certain goods. It wounds the nature of man and injures human solidarity. It has been defined as ‘an utterance, a deed, or a desire […]
Mortal Sin versus Venial Sin
Saturday, May 6th, 2006by Colin B. Donovan, STL
A serious, grave or mortal sin is the knowing and willful violation of God’s law in a serious matter, for example, idolatry, adultery, murder, slander. These are all things gravely contrary to the love we owe God and, because of Him, […]
Social Sin and Social Evil
Friday, May 5th, 2006If there’s a silence about sin today, perhaps it’s the silence that comes from the awesome realization that evil is larger than we thought or touches us more deeply than we ever expected. More and more, the suspicion grows that we are implicated in society’s evil and injustices.
Social sin describes human-made structures […]
Personal Sin
Thursday, May 4th, 2006In addition to the effects of original sin, there is personal sin - sin committed by an individual. We sin personally whenever we knowingly and deliberately violate the moral law. By sinning we fail to love God. We turn aside from - or even back away from - our lifetime goal […]
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