The Seven Deadly Sins: A Thomistic Guide to Vanquishing Vice and Sin
The seven deadly sins are generals leading a vast and deadly army. The soldiers are a variety of sins and misdeeds, and the capital sins are the officers who sent them on their nefarious tasks.

With the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas as his guide, best-selling author Kevin Vost tackles the deadly sins one-by-one, showing how they take root in our soul and give birth to offspring — other sinful thoughts and deeds that help it reach its sinful goals.

You'll learn how they attacks us, and how they become ingrained habits that prevent virtue from raising us to heaven. Indeed, these sins hold us down to earth — and possibly, ultimately, even much lower.

The deadly sins can be conquered, and in these pages you'll learn the methods employed by saints to vanquish vicious habits and replace them with virtuous ones.

Follow the advice in this book, and you'll soon strike at the head of sin and walk more positively in the light and love of Christ.

You'll also learn:

  • Which sin can truly be called the deadliest in the world.
  • Why there are only seven deadly sins.
  • What takes place within our souls when we grapple with sin.
  • The relationship between vices and sins - and how to sever their bonds.
  • How each and every deadly sin is outnumbered by several opposite virtues.
  • Six deadly dominoes: Do you know the sins that almost always cause us to commit additional sins?
  • How “the mother of the virtues” dethrones “the queen of the vices.”
  • Seven sacramental and saint-sanctioned strategies to call forth God's graces to grapple with each deadly sin.

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The Seven Deadly Sins: A Thomistic Guide to Vanquishing Vice and Sin
The seven deadly sins are generals leading a vast and deadly army. The soldiers are a variety of sins and misdeeds, and the capital sins are the officers who sent them on their nefarious tasks.

With the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas as his guide, best-selling author Kevin Vost tackles the deadly sins one-by-one, showing how they take root in our soul and give birth to offspring — other sinful thoughts and deeds that help it reach its sinful goals.

You'll learn how they attacks us, and how they become ingrained habits that prevent virtue from raising us to heaven. Indeed, these sins hold us down to earth — and possibly, ultimately, even much lower.

The deadly sins can be conquered, and in these pages you'll learn the methods employed by saints to vanquish vicious habits and replace them with virtuous ones.

Follow the advice in this book, and you'll soon strike at the head of sin and walk more positively in the light and love of Christ.

You'll also learn:

  • Which sin can truly be called the deadliest in the world.
  • Why there are only seven deadly sins.
  • What takes place within our souls when we grapple with sin.
  • The relationship between vices and sins - and how to sever their bonds.
  • How each and every deadly sin is outnumbered by several opposite virtues.
  • Six deadly dominoes: Do you know the sins that almost always cause us to commit additional sins?
  • How “the mother of the virtues” dethrones “the queen of the vices.”
  • Seven sacramental and saint-sanctioned strategies to call forth God's graces to grapple with each deadly sin.

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The Seven Deadly Sins: A Thomistic Guide to Vanquishing Vice and Sin

The Seven Deadly Sins: A Thomistic Guide to Vanquishing Vice and Sin

by Kevin Vost
The Seven Deadly Sins: A Thomistic Guide to Vanquishing Vice and Sin

The Seven Deadly Sins: A Thomistic Guide to Vanquishing Vice and Sin

by Kevin Vost

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The seven deadly sins are generals leading a vast and deadly army. The soldiers are a variety of sins and misdeeds, and the capital sins are the officers who sent them on their nefarious tasks.

With the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas as his guide, best-selling author Kevin Vost tackles the deadly sins one-by-one, showing how they take root in our soul and give birth to offspring — other sinful thoughts and deeds that help it reach its sinful goals.

You'll learn how they attacks us, and how they become ingrained habits that prevent virtue from raising us to heaven. Indeed, these sins hold us down to earth — and possibly, ultimately, even much lower.

The deadly sins can be conquered, and in these pages you'll learn the methods employed by saints to vanquish vicious habits and replace them with virtuous ones.

Follow the advice in this book, and you'll soon strike at the head of sin and walk more positively in the light and love of Christ.

You'll also learn:

  • Which sin can truly be called the deadliest in the world.
  • Why there are only seven deadly sins.
  • What takes place within our souls when we grapple with sin.
  • The relationship between vices and sins - and how to sever their bonds.
  • How each and every deadly sin is outnumbered by several opposite virtues.
  • Six deadly dominoes: Do you know the sins that almost always cause us to commit additional sins?
  • How “the mother of the virtues” dethrones “the queen of the vices.”
  • Seven sacramental and saint-sanctioned strategies to call forth God's graces to grapple with each deadly sin.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781622822348
Publisher: Sophia Institute Press
Publication date: 05/20/2015
Pages: 207
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Kevin Vost, Psy.D. (1961–2023), authored twenty books, including Memorize the Faith! and How to Think Like Aquinas. He taught psychology at Aquinas College in Nashville, Tennessee, the University of Illinois at Springfield, Lincoln Land Community College, and MacMurray College. He was a member of the Research Review Committee for American Mensa, which promotes the scientific study of human intelligence.

Table of Contents

Foreword Shane Kapler ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction: The World's Deadliest Sins 3

Part I The Ancient Family History of the Seven Deadly Sins

1 Deadly Sins in Sacred Scripture 17

2 Evagrius Ponticus's Eight Assailing Thoughts 25

3 St. John Cassians Eight Deadly Vices 31

4 Prudentius's Bloody Battle of Vices versus Virtues 39

5 Climacus's Divine Ascent Away from Sinful Passions 47

6 Pope St. Gregory the Great and the Seven Deadly Sins 57

7 St. Thomas: The Seven Capital Vices and Their Death-Dealing Daughters 67

Part II Battle Plans to Decimate Deadly Vice and Sin

Prologue to Part II 83

8 Slashing Sloth 85

9 Ending Envy 107

10 Abolishing Avarice 123

11 Vanquishing Vainglory 135

12 Gutting Gluttony 145

13 Leveling Lust 159

14 Routing Wrath 171

Conclusion: How the Mother of the Virtues Dethrones the Queen of the Vices 187

Appendices

A Wicked Words: A Brief History of the Names of the Seven Deadly Sins 197

B Christ's Seven Last Words on the Cross and the Seven Deadly Sins 203

C A Traditional Master Chart of Vices, Virtues, and Vice Versa 205

Kevin Vost 209

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