Sloth is a complicated sin. In the 7 Deadly Sin List it originally came under the word acedia.That’s a word we don’t even use any more Acedia is related to tedium, melancholy, joylessness, discontent, and apathy. Particularly apathy towards the spiritual life. Theologian Thomas Aquinas called acedia a “sluggishness of the mind which neglects to…
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Angry? Breathe, Invite Wisdom, Listen: Soul Sculpting Project: Lent Week 6
Does Jesus ever get really angry? Yes. Remember the famous time when he flips over all the market tables at the temple. And then there’s the time when Jesus’s disciples decide that He is too busy and important to bless little kids, so they block a group of kids from getting to Him. Jesus gets…
How I Learned to Eat at Glacial Speed: Soul Sculpting Lent Week 5
I don’t know why I grew up to be such a fast eater but by the time I reached college I could walk into the cafeteria, inhale my dinner and be out of there in record time. I think I felt proud of my speed-eating skill. The last year of college, however, I ran into…
Gratitude: The Antidote for Envy: Soul Sculpting Project Lent #4
Envy doesn’t even sound like fun to me. Some of the other 7 Deadly sins like gluttony, greed, pride, lust, and sloth at least have the lure of promising pleasure and fun. At the start, that is, before the life-sucking consequences set in. But envy just sounds miserable from the start. And then there are…
Give Kindness: Soul Sculpting 2022 Lent Week 2
Deadly Sin of the Week: Greed: An intense and selfish desire for something. We usually know it when we see it in others. And I have to admit I have it in myself. Like all the deadly sins, greed can be problematic for the person expressing it. Greed is associated with negative psychological states such…
Find Awe, Welcome Humility: Soul Sculpting Lent 2022 Week 1
Find Awe, Welcome Humility Soul Sculpting Project for Lent 2022 Week 1 The wind had escalated to a fierce gale and the waves began to swell and break over the boat. Water rapidly filled the boat. Some of the men on board were expert fisherman. They knew what they were doing and they knew…
