The 7 Vices & Virtues

We’ve all heard of the seven deadly sins, but what good does it do to think about them in our modern, well-intentioned lives? Maybe more to the point — why does contemplating about them bring us hope? It’s because of their corresponding virtues. Seth and Tsh talk about what this looks like in their own lives.

As a reference, here are the seven pairs of vices and virtues:

Pride: A desire for excellence in excess of right reason

Humility: A rightly-ordered estimation of excellence

Gluttony: A disordered desire for good things

Temperance: A desire to keep good things in their rightful place

Lust: A disordered desire for pleasure

Chastity: A rightly-ordered desire for pleasure

Envy: Sorrow for another’s good

Love: To will the good of the other

Greed: A desire for more than is needed

Generosity/charity: A desire for enough for all

Anger: A desire for vengeance contrary to reason

Meekness: Power under control

Sloth: Sorrow for spiritual good; the absence of care

Diligence: Taking care to do what we value most

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