The Root of the Problem II

Now, all the great masters teach that, most of us are dominated by two or three of the deadly sins, the roots of all sin. So we need to identify which ones haven't slaved us so we can be set free. Yes, today, pride, vanity, envy and sloth, and today, anger, greed, gluttony and lust. So let's begin in the name of the Father in the Son in the Holy Spirit. Amen. Let's call to mind all those we've promised to pray for.

“I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth.”

I believe in Jesus Christ, He's only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under punches, pilot was crucified, died and was buried.

He descended into hell. On the third day, He rose again.

He ascended into heaven and He seeded at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting, amen.

“Our Father, who art in heaven, hollowed with beer name, that kingdom come, that will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”

Give us a stare, daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, amen. You know, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed, our Thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us in earth, now and in the hour of our death, amen. You know, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed, our Thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us in earth, now and in the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed, our Thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us in earth, now and in the hour of our death, amen. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

“As it was in the beginning, as now and ever shall be, world without end, amen.”

Our first mystery. Anger is a God-given emotion. It's an energy that's meant to prompt us to achieve what is difficult or arduous, to correct what is wrong, and to endure cheerfully what can't be changed.

Let's take the first. Anger is the energy to overcome obstacles and achieve something difficult.

It says, "This is hard, but I'll push through." But Anger becomes sinful when you're no longer overcoming the difficulty, instead you're trying to force reality or people to bend to your will. This is where Anger becomes harshness, impatience, and the domination of others. Second, anger is meant to correct evil. Anger says, "This is wrong, and it should be made right." It's what Thomas Aquinas calls zeal for justice.

But sinful anger shifts from love of justice to the love of personal vindication, exaggerating the offense, attacking the person rather than correcting the wrong, and wanting to make them pay really just vengeance. Then it's no longer about justice. It's about you being right, and then being put in their place.

And third, good anger is meant to help us endure cheerfully what we cannot change.

Anger strengthens you to endure suffering without collapsing. It says, "This is hard, but I will not give up." But when suffering can't be removed, anger can turn disordered, and it can harden you into resentment, bitterness, and even resistance are hatred to God. You keep fighting something that can't be fought. And here's the key. It's not just that you're trying to control what you can't control.

It's that you refuse to entrust what you can't control to God. So anger becomes a kind of rebellion against Providence. So what's the remedy? Sinful anger is conquered by the virtue of meekness, not weakness. Meekness is strength under control.

Meekness is the calm power to restrain anger when it would go too far. To direct it toward the true good and surrender what belongs to God.

Give us a stare, daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us for me, will I, man?”

Your Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thou among women, blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown in the hour of our death, amen. Your Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thou among women, blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown in the hour of our death, amen. Your Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thou among women, blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus.

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Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, as now never shall be world without end, amen.

All my Jesus. Or give us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to have, and especially those most in need of thy mercy. Our third mystery, most people don't think they're greedy.

“But look honestly at what occupies your mind, because what you dwell on reveals what you love.”

And for many, it's money. Money has security, money has success, money has control. Money has the freedom to do whatever I want. We think about it, we measure ourselves by it, we organize our lives around it, and without ever saying it, we begin to live as if money is what saves us, but it doesn't. And our Lord said, you cannot serve both God and money.

Now greed is not having money or wealth. greed is trusting money and wealth. It is looking too money for what only God can give security, identity and peace. And once you do that, you don't possess money. Money possesses you.

“So the real question is not, do I have wealth, but do I rely on it?”

Do I need it to feel safe and whole? Because whatever you rely on, that's your God. But the cure is simple, but it will cost you.

The cure is first simplicity.

I don't feel my life with what I don't need, because God alone is enough. And it takes detachment. I'm grateful when I have it, and I'm at peace when I don't, because again, God alone is enough. And I live with generosity, because again, this isn't my life. This isn't the source of my happiness and peace, because God alone is enough.

Our Father Wharton Heaven, Hallow would be your name. That kingdom come by will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us a stay, our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses. As we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation.

Youill Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

“Blessed are Thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.”

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Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, and earth is now in the hour of our death, amen. Youill Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

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Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, and earth is now in the hour of our death, amen. Youill Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are Thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, and earth is now in the hour of our death, amen.

Youill Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are Thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, and earth is now in the hour of our death, amen. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

“As it was in me, and as now never shall be, world without end, amen.”

Oh, my Jesus. For us, our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to have an especially those most in need of thy mercy. Our third mystery. Glutny is not about enjoying food or drink.

It's about being ruled by pleasure and the need to escape. We were made for joy, and pleasure naturally follows the reception of good things, like hydration and nourishment. But in our fallen state, we separate pleasure from the good itself, and we begin to chase pleasure for its own sake.

This disorder appears when we eat or drink beyond what is good, or when we're controlled by cravings, or when we use food, or alcohol, or drugs, to escape stress, boredom, or pain. Even subtle irritability, like when we become hungry. Reveals a disordered detachment.

The result is a loss of self-mastery, without which we can't love really well. And drunkenness is a grave sin, and when it's done knowingly and willingly, then it's a mortal sin. To conquer both gluttony and drunkenness, we need the virtue of temperance. And temperance is gained profoundly through fasting.

Fasting restores order by placing our desires under the intellect and will, and it teaches us to receive good things with gratitude, not grasp at them for escape. So, we should start small. Stop when satisfied. abstain from a favorite indulgence, or resist turning to pleasure in moments of stress.

This isn't just about good health. It's about spiritual freedom, and it's about striving after what we really want. Really need. Union with God. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name.

thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us astray our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses. As we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace.

The Lord is with thee blessed, our Thou among women, blessed is a fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God. Pray for us and earns now at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee blessed, our Thou among women, blessed is a fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

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Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earn us now at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee blessed, our Thou among women, blessed is a fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earn us now at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace.

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The Lord is with thee blessed, our Thou among women, blessed is a fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earn us now at the hour of our death, amen. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the meeting, it's now in the rush out of the world without end, amen. Oh, my Jesus. Forgive us, our sins, save us from the fires of hell.

Lead all souls to have an especially those most in need of thy mercy. Our fourth mystery, the desire for sexuality is good. It's given by God. And so too is the desire to be loved and cherished, and to have our family, children, and grandchildren, and to share life and companionship. These are all very good. But lust is the choice to use another person sexually to get what we want.

And men and women struggle with lust, but often in different ways, men are often tempted to reduce women to objects for physical gratification,

whether in marriage or pornography or in the second look. But women too are tempted, often in a more relational way.

The desire to be loved, valued, cherished, and protected, and to have a family, as I said, these are all good. But lust enters when sex or romantic attention becomes way of using a man to get what you want. On the other hand, to love means to do what is good for the other. So to conquer lust, which uses, which is to have to practice love. We have to practice this motive. I want your good.

“And I think the real key to overcoming lust is to build real friendships.”

Friendship is when two people pursue something greater than themselves. And friendship comes about by doing some common activity or project together and having good conversation while you do it. So build good friendship. Do things like preparing an eating meals and taking walks and reading and discussing good books or praying the rosary together. And then invite your spouse to do this with you.

Because when you truly learn to love another person as a friend, it overcomes the desire to use them. Poor father, who art in heaven, hollowed be your name. Like kingdom come, they will be done on earth as it is in heaven. But deliver us from evil, amen. Blessed are Thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

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“Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earn us now in the hour of our death, amen.”

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Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was, in the beginning, as now never shall be, world without end, amen.

Oh, my Jesus, forgive us, our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to have an especially those most in need of thy mercy. Our fifth mystery, now it's likely that you see yourself in all seven of these vices or deadly sins. While we may occasionally fall into all of them, the great spiritual masters tell us that we are really only dominated by just a few. So what should we do? First, don't be discouraged. I can't conquer my predominant vices by my pathetic love and effort, but God can.

So the first thing we need to do is just beg Him over and over to give us the Holy Spirit, his living flame of love to set our hearts on fire for the love of Him. And this consuming fire of love will purify and strengthen us to overcome these vices.

“Second, do a regular examination of conscience and ask yourself, what's at the root of my sins, reach of these vices?”

And once you identify your predominant ones, take them to confession, so that Jesus can win the victory in you.

And finally, be vigilant in practicing the virtues opposite of your vices.

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