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You’ve been told gluttony is about eating too much.

It isn’t.

It’s about why you eat.

Gluttony, as the Summa defines it, isn’t about the amount on your plate. It’s about whether your desire for food is ordered — governed by reason — or whether it has slipped its leash and started running the show. The diet industry counts calories. Aquinas counts something harder to measure: whether your hunger is in its proper place.

In this episode, we dig into Article 1 of Question 148 — whether gluttony is even a sin, and what separates a legitimate desire for food from a disordered one. The answer cuts deeper than abstinence and excess. It’s about a desire that bypasses reason — one that turns eating from a human act into something closer to compulsion. And the implications go well beyond the dinner table.

If you thought this vice was just about seconds at the buffet, this episode will change your frame entirely.

Read The Relevant Articles of the Summa Theologica Here:

Summa Theologica. Part 2 of 2, Question 148. Article 1. Whether gluttony is a sin?

Summa Theologica. Part 2 of 2, Question 148. Article 2. Whether the species of gluttony are fittingly described?

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