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sin

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absence of good, an evil, to be abhorred

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St. Thomas Aquinas definition

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an aversion against God bc turn towards creatures/material things (going against our nature; doing violence against self bc we don’t attain our end)

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essence of sin

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not just the act of disobeying but the personal desire behind the act = done freely

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commission of sin

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DOING something (internal/external thoughts, actions, desires)

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omission of sin

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NOT DOING good

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cause of sin

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will/when we say yes

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factors of sin

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temptation

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temptation

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caused by the devil, not necessarily bad

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steps of temptation

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suggestion (evil presented as attractive), pleasure (gives delight & enjoyment), consent (person chooses consent or resists)

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sources of temptation

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flesh, world, devil

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temptation of flesh

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food & drink (gluttony/drunkenness), laziness (“comfort”), lust (sensual pleasure)

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temptation of world

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fame, glory, power

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temptation of devil

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provoking/taunting, has powers but can’t invade our will -> NOT CAUSE OF SIN, can work on our imagination & senses, physical changes: possesions

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why allow devil to come

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God doesn’t allow something we can’t handle to happen = makes us stronger, put to the test

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moral principles of temptations

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temptations NOT cause sin, we can always resist temptation (not forced to sin, God won’t give what we can’t handle (out of love)), we need to fight temptations from the beginning (don’t play around w thoughts), never put ourselves in temptations unnecessarily

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occasions of sin

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proximate, remote

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proximate occasion of sin

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situation you are bound to fall in sin, never put self in proximate occ of sin, make it a remote sin

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remote occasion of sin

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situations but won’t really fall into sin

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physical evil

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evil that hinders us from doing thing sin our nature (eg man can’t walk)

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moral evil

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adultery, lying, stealing, killing

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why is there evil?

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bc of original sin (it’s fair to inherit orig sin bc we don’t deserve heaven)

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types of sins

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original, material/formal, mortal/venial, sins against holy spirit, external/internal, capital

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material sin

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sins in themselves; did something bad but didn’t know

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formal sin

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usual sins (know that they’re sins)

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mortal sins
done w/ full knowledge & consent, grave matter, effects: soul dies; lose internal life, inherit hell; closer to devil, more disposed to fall into more sins
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venial sins
effects; soul loses beauty & grace; doesn't die, merits temporal punishment (purgatory), disposed to commit more sins
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sins against holy spirit
especially grave bc HS already tells us it's wrong but we don't listen, cry out to heaven for vengeance, can't be forgiven = rejects grace of HS, hardened heart
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types of sins against hs
sins against those weaker (abortion, poor, abuse employers), sins of impenitence (rationalize & hardened self, person not repentant, can't be forgiven bc person refuses forgiveness)
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external
actions that can be witnessed, thoughts that are carried out; harm done
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internal
thoughts & desires (what's internal makes up who we are), inside the heart, beginning of external sins, very easy to commit = dangerous, can kill person internally, can easily destroy the conscience, deformed: when consciences stops "bugging" you
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kinds/sources of internal sins
imagination (thinking about sinful thing), taking pleasure in it, planning to carry out the action, memory-replaying bad/sinful memories
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capital
source of all other sins
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pride
disorderly desire for excellence (for oneself), self-seeking, doesn't recognize limitations, doesn't have self-knowledge
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remedy of pride
humility: being in the truth, looking @our Lord as an example
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avarice
disorderly desire for wealth/material gain (greed), can't grasp onto spiritual things bc grasping onto earthly/material things
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remedy for avarice
poverty & detachment from material goods, realize that things of this world are nothing, look @ life of Lord: creator but had nothing ("when He had nothing, He had everything")
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lust
always grave, involves emotions, highest form of love is disrupted, conscience is clouded, person becomes inconsistent/fragile/makes rash judgments , self-seeking/selfishness
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remedy for lust
avoid occasion of sin, use time wisely; no to idleness, temperance, sincerity & humility, PRAYER
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envy
sadness/anger/bitterness @ others' excellence of fortune, rejoice in their failure, find fault/malice in everything: calumny, gossip, goes against charity: need to love neighbors
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remedy for envy
see Christ in others, consider the evil envy can produce
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gluttony/drunkenness
disorderly desire for food & drink, belly is god (we please it), mind becomes dull = lazy/sloth & lust (sensuality)
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remedy for gluttony
know that food is a tool not an end even though it's good and needed for us to live, temperance, spirit of mortification, avoid bad company, have higher ideals = noble
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anger
disorderly desire for revenge = hatred, violence, blasphemy, makes person do things he will later be sorry for, "hate the sin not the sinner"
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remedy for anger
patience, meekness, see example of our Lord: patient w us
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sloth
goes against nature of man: work, neglect one's responsibilities, greatest laziness: spiritual sloth (lukewarmness)
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remedy for sloth
meditate on reward waiting for us, see evil sloth can produce

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