7 Deadly Sins and Their Children
11-08-2026Weekly ReflectionThe Seven Deadly Sins (Pride, Greed, Lust, Envy, Gluttony, Wrath, Sloth) are seen as "heads" or sources of other sins, but they also have "children" or specific actions/vices stemming from them. Here's a breakdown of the Capital Sins and common associated "children" or manifestations:
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Why We Pray for the Dead, a Work of Mercy
11-01-2026Weekly ReflectionThus, did he (the angel) write with his sword’s point and make upon my brow the mark of seven P’s; “Wash thou these wounds within thee; thus, he spake.”
— Canto 9, 112
The Latin word for sin is “peccatum”; the seven P’s stand for the seven capital sins which must be purged: pride, sloth, anger, lust, gluttony, greed, envy.
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