049: The 7 Deadly Sins & How To Crush Them

The Art of Catholic with Matthew Leonard

Matthew Leonard

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 831 Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2016

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

They are the most infamous of sins. Why? Because they will knock you down, beat you up, and kick you to the curb. To put it bluntly, they can send you to hell. Thankfully, there are remedies for fighting these 7 Deadly Sins (aka the 7 Capital sins...perhaps due to their abundance in Washington D.C.) And in today's program, we're going to discuss the problems and solutions both. My guest is Dr. Kevin Vost who has written on this very topic. His book titled The Seven Deadly Sins: A Thomistic Guide to Vanquishing Vice and Sin is a perfect introduction to this vital topic. In this episode we'll: Learn the history of the development of the list of the 7 Deadly Sins Identify what moral theologians call the "daughters" of these deadly sins Discover how there's an actual pattern of relationship between sins…how one almost necessarily leads to another Learn the difference between sin and vice (they're not the same) Identify the virtues that overcome vice and help us move toward God This is a topic that is absolutely necessary to your spiritual growth. You've got to know your enemy so you can actually fight them. Matthew P.S. Don't just listen to us talk about it. Do it! Grab your FREE copy of my quick guide to deeper prayer 8 Ways To Jumpstart Your Prayer Life! It's an easy step-by-step guide to help you rocket to God! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don't miss a show! Subscribe to The Art of Catholic by clicking this link and then clicking "View in iTunes" under the picture and then "Subscribe"! Love the show and want more people to hear the Catholic faith? Leave a review by clicking here and then the "View in iTunes" button under my picture. This pushes the show up the rankings and puts it in front of more people. Android user? You can listen to The Art of Catholic on the Beyond Pod app from the Google Play Store. Want to tour Catholic Europe's most beautiful holy sites? Join Matthew on a St. Paul Center pilgrimage to Fatima, Spain, Lourdes, and other amazing holy sites this October 23rd to November 1st. Click here for details.

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0:00.0	This is the art of Catholic.
0:06.0	For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the
0:19.0	pride of life is not of the Father, but of the world.
0:23.6	And the world passes away in the lust of it.
0:27.1	But he who does the will of God abides forever.
0:32.3	Remember that passage, kids?
0:33.6	It was first John 2, 16, and 17.
0:35.9	It's an important one for our topic today.
0:38.3	Welcome to the Art of Catholic.
0:39.5	I'm Matthew Leonard coming to you from Studio 2
0:41.6	at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.
0:44.5	And today I am back in interview mode and I've got a wonderful guest and topic.
0:51.2	And our guest name is Dr. Kevin Vost and our topic is one of the utmost, or it's of
0:59.0	the utmost importance with regard to our salvation, namely the seven deadly sins. If you want to grow in the spiritualely, the seven deadly sins.
1:05.3	If you want to grow in the spiritual life,
1:07.5	the first part of the journey is getting rid of the major sin in our lives.
1:11.3	That's part of the purging that the spiritual writers discuss
1:14.0	when they talk about the purgative way or the first stage in the spiritual life.
1:18.3	We got to stop doing the bad stuff.
1:21.2	And in order to stop, we've got to know what that bad stuff is. We've got to
1:26.2	be able to identify it, to name it, to be aware of it, to know the impact that it has
1:30.6	in our lives. But we don't have to wonder what they are. Catholic tradition has provided
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