I have written about all these things on my blog, posts which are merely recapitulations of Church teaching from the CCC, Aquinas, Augustine and so on.
But, many people are lazy. Most do not want to read anything. Many people have never cracked open the CCC. But, they have time to read all the messages from a certain apparition yet to be approved.
They know all the private revelations, but have never studied the Creed.
Why?
I am beginning to believe that the basic sin of the laity is sloth. One will not get to heaven by feeding the emotions with consolations and messages, but one will form one's conscience by studying the CCC and the teachings of the Church.
A sin which is rarely addressed, sloth continues to invade a person's soul through neglect.
Too many Catholics think they are saved just because they are Catholics. However, they think and act like Protestants.
Today's rant is a result of too many conversations with adults who have never, every studied their Faith.
Our Faith is rich and beautiful. It is from the Mind of God. Every facet of Church teaching is amazing.
Why would people not want to pursue the treasures of the Church, the doctrines, dogmas, theology which allows us to understand, reflect, repent and grow in holiness?
I am exhausted with trying to explain things I learned in sixth grade. Daily I am in conversations with good people who refuse to open a book and read, or look at the Vatican website, or get excellent commentaries on Church doctrine.
Why? I know why. They are afraid of two things. They are afraid they will have to repent and change. And, they are afraid God may ask the to do something, like spread the Faith.
He does not ask us to spread the Faith, He commands us to do so.
Malta will not stay Catholic for much longer. The ethnic population is shifting rapidly to groups which are not Catholic. The Catholics are weak and the Mass going population is aging.
But, Malta is a microcosm of the macrocosm.
We are in for a rough ride................because of sloth.
Read the following as we approach a time which seems to draw people away from Christ.
06 Dec 2013
For those interested in most of the postings on the predominant fault, I have tried to find most of the links on this subject, which is a Catholic idea, btw, and not a protestant one. As one who is being dragged into looking at my ...
19 Sep 2013
... conversation, stupidity. Lust, whence proceed: spiritual blindness, poor judgment, impetuosity (of decision), inconstancy, love of self even to hatred of God, attachment to the present life which destroys hope of eternal life.
13 Aug 2014
The list of this pre-saint's sin is staggering: lust, pride, curiosity, wastefulness of time, spiritual sloth, anger, heresy, and so on. I have actually, heard from the mouths of priests, that St. Augustine was too hard on himself.
24 Jul 2012
Under concupiscence of the flesh are listed: lust, spiritual blindness, poor judgment, impetuosity of decision, inconstancy, love of self even to hatred of God, attachment to the present life which destroys hope of eternal life.
23 Jul 2014
Pride, greed, envy, lust and so on keep one from following the urgings of grace. Do people actually ignore little hints, or even big hints? Yes. A man I know was in a horrific accident between his small sport car and a huge truck ...
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08 Apr 2014
On one occasion, he says he was “seething with anger” inside and on several other occasions he was afraid of losing in fifteen minutes what it took him years to acquire. He admitted to Camus that the two passions that gave ...
22 Jul 2012
Lust and Sloth (who has beads) point to the need for deep, persistent prayer, as do all the other Deadly Sins. Garrigou-Lagrange writes that we must ask God, seek Him, for enlightenment as to one's predominant fault.
22 Dec 2013
The Sins of Christmas Time-Envy. Posted by Supertradmum. On this mini-series on the seven deadly sins, I have covered Greed (Avarice), Lust, Wrath (Anger), Sloth, Gluttony, and now, will cover Envy. This will leave Pride, ...
20 Dec 2013
The Sins of Christmas Time-Greed. Posted by Supertradmum. The post has been a drum beating the problems of the consumerism and materialism of this time. There are many posts on these subjects. But, today, I want to ...
23 Dec 2013
I love Greek drama and this genre shows us over and over the wheel of fortune flipping around from worldly success to abject failure. The Greek idea of hubris, gross pride, is that it is the primal sin, causing disease in the soul ...
21 Dec 2013
Sins of Christmas Time-Anger. Posted by Supertradmum. Anger or wrath may not raise its ugly head in violence or suicide, but it may be seen again and again in families at Christmas. Anger is connected to impatience, a lack ...
22 Dec 2013
The Sins of Christmas Time-Gluttony. Posted by Supertradmum. It seems to me that nations have corporate sins; that is, that national cultures gravitate to some sins more than others. If I had to identify the American culture with ...
21 Dec 2013
This is the case when a man "takes little trouble to find out what is true and good, or when conscience is by degrees almost blinded through the habit of committing sin."59 In such cases, the person is culpable for the evil he ...
13 Aug 2014
... conversation, stupidity. Lust, whence proceed: spiritual blindness, poor judgment, impetuosity (of decision), inconstancy, love of self even to hatred of God, attachment to the present life which destroys hope of eternal life.