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
  
  
  
  

• Seth: Newsletter | Website


• Tsh: Newsletter | Website


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