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New Course on the Seven Deadly Sins And Their Remedies

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We are just 11 days from the start of Lent and traditionally Catholics “give up” something for Lent as a penance for our sins. But instead of giving up something like chocolate or cookies or caffeine, this year, maybe we should think bigger. How about giving up sin?

Lent

As Catholic.com says, “Lent is the 40 days before Easter in which Catholics pray, fast, contemplate, and engage in acts of spiritual self-discipline. Catholics do these things because Easter, which celebrates the Resurrection of Christ, is the greatest holy day of the Christian year (even above Christmas) and Catholics have recognized that it is appropriate to prepare for such a holy day by engaging in such disciplines.”

In
short, during Lent, “Catholics imitate Christ by spending 40 days in spiritual discipline.”

All Catholics should know that the good works of prayer, penance, and almsgiving are three of the imperatives of Lent. And for those who want to put some oomph into the penance imperative, a new, free, self-paced, online course from Sacred Heart Major Seminary (SHMS) may be just the ticket.

The course is entitled “The Seven Deadly Sins And Their Remedies,” and it kicks off on Sunday, February 11. It runs through Palm Sunday, March 23. Dr. Kevin Clarke, Dean of the Institute for Lay Ministry and Associate Professor at SHMS, is the host of the six-module course.

As the webpage announcing the course states, participants will “Delve into the fascinating world of the seven deadly sins that have captured the imaginations of literary giants like Dante and artistic legends like Hieronymus Bosch.”

While these ‘capital vices’ have been known about for centuries, so, too, has the wisdom necessary to conquer them.

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