1/20/2024 0 Comments Catholic review of wild at heart![]() ![]() Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” The translation used by the Catechism renders the first sentence in the Shepherd of Hermas as, “Remain simple and innocent, and you will be like little children who do not know the evil that destroys man’s life.” The command that we should be guileless infers that this simplicity requires effort and vigilance, while the command to be innocent like children reminds of the words of Jesus, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Read the Catholic Catechism For Free on US Bishops website Please view our YouTube Video on DO NOT ENVY your neighbor’s possessions: ĬATHOLIC CATECHISM, DO NOT COVET, SECTIONS 2517-2527 Please view our YouTube Videos on DO NOT ENVY your neighbor’s wife: and Please read our other blogs on the Catholic Catechism on DO NOT ENVY:Ĭatholic Catechism, Do Not Covet, CCC 2514-2516: Ĭatholic Catechism, Thou Shalt Not Covet thy Neighbors Possessions, CCC 2534-2540, Ĭatholic Catechism, Thou Shalt Not Covet thy Neighbors Possessions, CCC 2541-2557, “Slander is evil and an unsteady demon, never peaceful, always stirring up discord.” “Practice goodness,” “give to all,” “he who gives is guiltless.” Speak evil of no-one, and do not revel to anyone who speaks evil of another.” You sin when you listen to slander, when you believe the slander you become a slanderer. “Be simple and guileless, be like the children who are ignorant of the wickedness that ruins the life of men. The Shepherd of Hermas instructs us how to cultivate the purity in our hearts by avoiding covetousness: Here the Catechism has a reference to the Shepherd of Hermas, a well-regarded work that many early Christians regarded as Scripture. ![]() The Catholic Catechism teaches that “the heart is the seat of moral personality.” Matthew’s Beatitudes exhort, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” The Catechism teaches us that the “pure in heart are those who have attuned their intellects and wills to the demands of God’s holiness” in charity, chastity, and love of truth. ![]()
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