2535. The sensitive appetite leads us to desire pleasant things we do not have, e.g., the desire to eat when we are hungry or to warm ourselves when we are cold. These desires are good in themselves; but often they exceed the limits of reason and drive us to covet unjustly what is not ours and belongs to another or is owed to him.
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
80. How is the Good News spread?
187. How do the Bishops exercise their function of governing?
572. Why is prayer a “battle”?
429. How does the Church nourish the moral life of a Christian?
15. To whom is the deposit of faith entrusted?
250. How are the sacraments of the Church divided?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
How do the Psalms teach us to be more sensitive to God’s presence (Psalm 139:1-4)?
What does Malachi 2:1-2 mean about the danger of falling away from God?
How can we flee the appearances of evil, as described in 1 Thessalonians 5:22?
What do the passages in Daniel 7 and 11 teach us about the rise of the antichrist?
What is the role of the Holy Spirit in the sanctification of the Christian?
