27 July 2022
Sin arises when things that are a minor good are pursued as though they
were the most important goals in life. If money or affection or power are
sought in disproportionate, obsessive ways, then sin occurs. And that sin is
magnified when, for these lesser goals, we fail to pursue the highest good and
the finest goals. So when we ask ourselves why, in a given situation, we
committed a sin, the answer is usually one of two things. Either we wanted to
obtain something we didn’t have, or we feared losing something we had.
Saint Augustine
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