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“Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habit.
Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character;
it becomes your destiny.”- Lao Tzu
Pride
This is always seen as the chief sin. It is excessive love of self. Pride is such a serious sin because a person puts himself or herself in the place of God.
Lust
Unhealthy or uncontrolled sexual desire. This uses sex as an end in itself, and not as part of a relationship.
Anger
Uncontrolled antagonism, desire for revenge. There is appropriate anger – as in a response to injustice. This sin refers to uncontrolled anger and a desire for revenge.
Sloth
Excessive laziness or carelessness. It is a lack of desire to do one’s duties. This is not the same as leisure or rest.
Virtues are the opposite of vices.
A virtue is an abiding disposition of the soul, or the power that enables a person to perform good actions easily and avoid bad actions.
There are four cardinal virtues:
Cardinal virtues mean the “hinge” virtues – those on which other virtues hang.
Justice
Justice asks us to treat people how they deserve. We should obey laws, pay our debts, play fairly, etc.
Fortitude
This virtue allows us to confront difficulties or danger, perhaps even death, with courage and hope.
TemperanceThis virtue allows us to control our passions and
desires. We can act reasonably and moderately, and use our bodies and talents correctly.
Each of the seven deadly sins is matched with a virtue:
Humility is opposed to pride. Humility comes from humus (soil, earth). We remind ourselves that our real credit for our gifts goes to God.
Chastity is opposed to lust.
It is not merely self control, but means the proper living of one’s sexuality according to one’s life and vocation.
Diligence is opposed to sloth.
This enables us to work and carry out our duties with devotion and dedication.
Finally there are three theological virtues.
We receive them at baptism, and these are gifts from God.
Faith
The virtue by which we believe in God and what he has revealed through Christ and the Church.
This allows us to believe the mysteries of faith.