Am I experiencing intellectual gluttony? – Part III of III
November 5, 2012 by Fr. John Bartunek, LC
Filed under Capital Sins, Sin
Q: Dear Father John, There is just too much to read! I feel like I should be reading more about my faith and the spiritual life, because I want to grow more. But I am so frustrated, because even if I would spend all day reading, I feel like I would barely be scratching the surface. So I get tense, confused, and then I don’t do anything. What’s going on with me, and what I should I do about this? In our first... Read More
Am I experiencing intellectual gluttony? – Part II of III
October 29, 2012 by Fr. John Bartunek, LC
Filed under Capital Sins, Faith, Sin, Spiritual Life
Q: Dear Father John, There is just too much to read! I feel like I should be reading more about my faith and the spiritual life, because I want to grow more. But I am so frustrated, because even if I would spend all day reading, I feel like I would barely be scratching the surface. So I get tense, confused, and then I don’t do anything. What’s going on with me, and what I should I do about this? In our first... Read More
Am I experiencing intellectual gluttony? – Part I of III
October 22, 2012 by Fr. John Bartunek, LC
Filed under Capital Sins, Faith, Sin, Spiritual Life
Q: Dear Father John, There is just too much to read! I feel like I should be reading more about my faith and the spiritual life, because I want to grow more. But I am so frustrated, because even if I would spend all day reading, I feel like I would barely be scratching the surface. So I get tense, confused, and then I don’t do anything. What’s going on with me, and what I should I do about this? A: The good... Read More
Sexual thoughts – how can I understand them in light of my faith? Part II of II
August 7, 2012 by Dan Burke
Filed under Capital Sins, Mortal, Q and A, Sin
Q: I am struggling with sexual thoughts and am wondering about the teachings of the Church. Are all sexual sins mortal and does thinking of sex without arousal a mortal sin? When does the thought become mortal; is it when we don’t control it or is it always mortal? What exactly is lust and what are the church’s teaching on it? Is it always mortal as well? In the first of the two-post series on this question we... Read More
Sexual thoughts – how can I understand them in light of my faith? Part I of II
August 5, 2012 by Dan Burke
Filed under Capital Sins, Mortal, Q and A, Sin
Q: I am struggling with sexual thoughts and am wondering about the teachings of the Church. Are all sexual sins mortal and does thinking of sex without arousal a mortal sin? When does the thought become mortal; is it when we don’t control it or is it always mortal? What exactly is lust and what are the church’s teaching on it? Is it always mortal as well? A: Dear Friend, your questions are very direct, which is... Read More
Consolation & Desolation… What are “spiritualized capital sins”?
January 30, 2012 by Fr. John Bartunek, LC
Filed under Capital Sins, Consolation/Desolation, Q and A, Sin
Q: Dear Father John, You used the phrase “spiritualized capital sins” in your post on consolation and desolation. I have never heard this idea before. What are spiritualized capital sins and how do they “attempt” to re-conquer the soul as we mature? A: We have to remember that here on earth we are members of the Church militant. We are in the midst of a battle. As we grow spiritually, the enemies of... Read More
