Fr. Cater Griffin joins Patrick to discuss Gluttony. 

(4:03) What actually is gluttony? 

(6:15) Why are so easily sucked into overindulging? 

(9:11) Ed – I was going to fast and all of a sudden I was eating 4 donuts.  

(11:15) How did we get to such a gluttonous society? 

(13:14) How do we know if our relationship to food is disordered? 

(16:08) Andrew – Is it a sin of gluttony to be rich or hoard money? 

(20:18) Break 1 

(21:46) Email Can fasting help with gluttony?  

(23:06) Rich - During the Lenten season, we try to eat sparingly, fast, and no meat. So many times we see people go out and embellish and have lobster dinners, and that's not the intent of the season at all. 

(27:05) Mary- I struggle with shopping too much in a way that is not healthy. What can I do? 

(30:18) Thomas - How can it be a sin in modern times?  A mortal sin has to be completely known and deliberate. I have a hard time imagining eating an extra burger can be a sin? 

(35:27) Iris - I'm giving up eating too much for Lent. How do I fall back after Lent is over? 

(39:37) Break 2 

(40:33) Email – I have always struggled with gluttony and want to try a drug that can help but then will I be trading that for vanity? 

(42:42) Lena - There's a 12 step program for people that can't stop eating; Overeaters Anonymous. It saved my life. It's God who does the work. 

(45:50) Amy - When it comes to fasting, is it about how much we eat vs what we eat? Can you take too much of the Eucharist?