St. Basil the Great, "Canonical Letter" c. 374 A.D. "There are venial sins and there are mortal sins. It is one thing to owe ten thousand talents, another to owe but a farthing. We shall have to ...
Not all sin is mortal (1 John 5:17), but all sin, even venial sin (less serious sin), needs correction. This correction is temporal punishment. It is demanded by God to correct the bad effects of ...
Attending St. Colman’s in the 1950s, I never really bought into the Baltimore Catechism program. Oh, I would get all guilty as the drumbeat of venial and mortal sins throbbed in my head and I would ...
“Depending on who you ask, that may or may not be a sin. But it’s a venial sin, not a mortal sin.” In the US, people can get paid for donating sperm, eggs, and blood. What might make stem ...
He cursed too much. He economised on the truth too much. He denigrated too much. But these are venial sins. Americans do not want to be ruled by Savonarola or St. Francis of Assisi. They want and ...
After reviewing the case, the ITAT highlighted the purpose of the Black Money Act, emphasizing that it addresses undisclosed foreign income and assets rather than technical or bona fide reporting ...