You've probably heard of the 7 Deadly Sins as propagated by Pope Gregory I (and the new and unimproved version). But the good folks at Theology Forum have drawn up a list for those of us who have been through or are engaged in theological education.
- Pride: they have a tendency to condemn others and become impatient with their faults. They are very selective in who can teach them.
- Avarice: they are discontent with the spirituality God gives them. They never have enough learning, are always reading many books rather than growing in poverty of spirit and their interior life.
- Luxury: they take more pleasure in the spiritual blessings of God than God himself.
- Wrath: they are easily irritated, lacking sweetness, and have little patience to wait on God.
- Spiritual gluttony: they resist the cross and choose pleasures like children do.
- Spiritual envy: they feel unhappy when other do well spiritually. They are always comparing.
- Sloth: they run from that which is hard. Their aim is spiritual sweetness and good feelings.
h/t The Theology Forum
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