Sin

New book looks at why the 7 deadly vices still matter
- Jun 22, 2019
David Cloutier and Jana Bennett are the editors of ‘Naming Our Sins: How Recognizing the Seven Deadly Vices Can Renew the Sacrament of Reconciliation.’ They spoke to Crux.

By Charles C. Camosy
This year’s Lent could be just what struggling Church needs
- Feb 17, 2019
When Lent begins March 6, U.S. Catholics will likely be more than ready for it.

By Carol Zimmermann
In the Lenten journey, sorrow and glory are two sides of the same coin
- Feb 25, 2018
In Lent, Father Jeffrey Kirby writes, “It’s the assurance of love and divine acceptance that empowers us to acknowledge our offenses and sins.”

By Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

Mythologizing the devil won’t end well, Archbishop Chaput warns
- Jun 7, 2017
“We’re in a struggle for souls. Our adversary is the devil,” Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia has warned, adding that Satan appreciates the irony that humanity cannot appreciate Jesus’ mission without him and that he “exploits this to his full advantage.”

By Catholic News Agency
‘Amoris Laetitia’ doesn’t undermine Church teaching on sin
- Apr 13, 2017
‘Amoris Laetitia’ has caused a shift in moral theology — but no innovation: As many have pointed out, it’s wholly consonant even with recent papal teaching, and is rooted in an ancient pastoral tradition. To walk with people living in objective states of sin but with diminished subjective culpability, helping them to do God’s will in their concrete state with the help of the sacraments, doesn’t undermine teaching on sin, but puts into practice the merciful pedagogy of God.

By Austen Ivereigh
Pope Francis: ‘I do not see Cardinal Burke as an enemy’
- Mar 8, 2017
In a new interview with a German newspaper, Pope Francis denies seeing conservative American Cardinal Raymond Burke as an “enemy,” but does take a gentle swipe at “fundamentalist Catholics,” saying their self-assurance reminds him of St. Peter just before he denied knowing Jesus.

By Inés San Martín