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Growing in Virtue, One Vice at a Time
With a Crabby MysticBy Mary Lea HillLength3h 43m
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We all have vices. But do we use them to grow in virtue? With her characteristic humor and authenticity, Sister Mary Lea (the “Crabby Mystic”) takes readers on a fresh tour of the cardinal, Christian, and theological virtues and the seven common vices or deadly sins. By situating the virtues in relationship to vice, Sister Mary Lea supplies practical encouragement for the challenge of Christian living.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length3 hrs 43 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 1, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
4938. Thérèsian Anger
2Introduction
5039. The Cocoon
3Part One: Where We Are
51V. Gluttony—Moderation—Miserliness
41. Virtue—More Than an Idea
5240. Gluttony 202
52. In the Beginning
5341. Cold Turkey
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63. It’s Tricky
5442. Being Scroogey
74. Joy in Temptation
5543. On Being Satisfied
85. That’s the Limit
56IV. Envy—Kindness—Insincerity
96. Neighborhood Watch
5744. Pale Face
107. Better Vision
5845. My Preemptive Shot
118. Being Choosey
5946. Pointing Out the Positive
129. Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way
6047. Kind, Kinder, Kindest
1310. Master of the World
61III. Lust—Chastity—Prudishness
1411. The Value of Virtue
6248. Exchange of Taboos
1512. To Be, or Not
6349. Sin No More
16Part Two: The Cardinal Virtues
6450. What’s the Problem?
1713. The Four Common Human Virtues
6551. Are We Right About Modesty?
18Indiscretion—Prudence—Fearfulness
66II. Avarice—Generosity—Deprivation
1914. In the Wilderness
6752. The Selling Point
2015. Early Warning System
6853. Extra! Extra!
2116. Prudence Would Say
6954. Grateful for What We Haven’t
2217. Don’t Name Your Daughter Prudence
7055. What If It Were You?
23Injustice—Justice—Leniency
71I. Pride—Humility—Obsequiousness
2418. Is Justice Just?
7256. The Skate
2519. Holster Your Anger
7357. How to End Hell!
2620. Isn’t Leniency Good?
7458. Another Form of Pride
2721. As God Intended
7559. A Hole in Water
28Cowardice—Fortitude—Rashness (Indecision)
7660. It’s a Wrap!
2922. Armor of God
77Part Four: Part Four
3023. “Let Cowards Stay Behind!”
7861. The Virtues of God
3124. Virtue in the Dark
79Disbelief—Faith—Fanaticism
3225. Praying with Fortitude
8062. Faith in the Unbelievable
33Abstention—Temperance—Stinginess
8163. Seeing Is Believing
3426. Thermostat
8264. Help My Unbelief
3527. Proper and Good
8365. People of Faith
3628. Don’t Go There
84Despair—Hope—Presumption
3729. Parsnippity!
8566. Act of Hope
3830. Moving On Up
8667. Hope in Hand
39Part Three: The Christian Virtues
8768. Hopeless?
4031. Seven Heavenly Virtues and Seven Deadly Vices
8869. Phony Hope
41VII. Sloth—Diligence—Rigorism
89Hate—Charity—Apathy
4232. Practice Makes Perfect
9070. That’s What It’s All About
4333. Doing Diligence
9171. Love Is an Energy
4434. Overcompensating
9272. Why Should I Care?
4535. Super Sloth
9373. Charity or Love?
46VI. Anger—Patience—Complacence
9474. These Three
4736. The Anger Angle
95Appendix: The Secret Weapons of Virtue
4837. A Right to Wrath
96Back cover