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REFLECTING ON THE 7 DEADLY SINS: SLOTH (ACEDIA)

April 19, 2014 By Sarah Christmyer 1 Comment

As I stood in line for confession, folding and unfolding the little slip of paper I had written my sins on, asking the Lord to tell me if I had forgotten anything – the words of the Confiteor came to me:   “…in what I have failed to do, through my fault, through my fault, […]

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REFLECTING ON THE 7 DEADLY SINS: GLUTTONY

April 14, 2014 By Sarah Christmyer 3 Comments

They called it the MEATBALL DEATH STAR:  5 pounds of ground beef wrapped around a mixture of cheese tortellinis, sautéed sweet peppers and onions; a fluffy cloud of garlic mashed potatoes; a woven cloak of bacon, spaghetti sauce and grated cheese.  Six teenagers gathered at my house and cooked the thing for a Saturday afternoon […]

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REFLECTING ON THE 7 DEADLY SINS: LUST

April 7, 2014 By Sarah Christmyer 2 Comments

I’m not sure how it happened, but somewhere along the line, our constitutional right to “the pursuit of happiness” has come to mean, “if it feels good, do it!” and too bad for anyone else who gets hurt in the process. Lust is everybody’s favorite deadly sin.  The fact that it’s called “deadly” makes it […]

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REFLECTING ON THE 7 DEADLY SINS: WRATH

March 31, 2014 By Sarah Christmyer 1 Comment

A lady once tried to rationalize her out-of-control temper to her pastor.  “It’s no big deal,” she said.  “I blow up, and then it’s all over.” “So does a shotgun,” he replied, “and look at the damage it leaves behind!” Anger is a deadly sin because it leads to other sins.  That’s why Jesus, in […]

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REFLECTING ON THE 7 DEADLY SINS: ENVY

March 24, 2014 By Sarah Christmyer 1 Comment

If you’re meditating on Psalm 38 with me this week, notice how well it fits someone struggling with envy: “thy arrows have sunk into me” (vs 2); “my wounds grow foul and fester” (vs 5); “Lord, all my longing is known to thee” (vs 9). Week 3:  Psalm 38 — “From the sin of envy, […]

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REFLECTING ON THE 7 DEADLY SINS: GREED

March 17, 2014 By Sarah Christmyer 1 Comment

“Greed is a fat demon with a small mouth and whatever you feed it is never enough,” wrote the Dutch crime novelist Janwillem van de Wetering. This week I’m looking at the sin of greed, making it the basis of an examination of conscience and pairing it with the second penitential psalm in my lenten […]

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REFLECTING ON THE 7 DEADLY SINS: PRIDE

March 10, 2014 By Sarah Christmyer 3 Comments

It seems every time I go on the computer, I’m offered another quiz:  “I’m Miss Piggy! What Muppet are You?”  Today I was surprised to see, “My sin is envy!  What’s killing you?”  The post went on to say that countless souls have been damned for succumbing to one sin or another – and offered to […]

Filed Under: Prayer & Lectio Divina, Scripture Reflection Tagged With: Lent, Lent/Easter, Seven deadly sins

Sarah Christmyer writes and speaks about Scripture and the Catholic faith with the goal of helping people meet Jesus in his Word. “The Bible isn’t just a book about God or instructions for a good life; it’s a place to meet God and be changed by him,” she says. Her love of Scripture fuels her writing of Bible studies and related books; her teaching of Philadelphia seminarians; her speaking at conferences and retreats; and writing for blogs such as this one. “Come Into the Word” draws people into the Bible and encourages and equips them to explore it on their own.

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