The Virtue of Religion – Part II: Sins Against the Virtue
Part II Of A Lecture Series Given By Fr. Ermatinger
August 2022
Allegory of Religion, Pompeo Batoni, 1763-64.
Part II
Outline
- Intro Prayers — 0:00-1:30
- Common Error: Blame God for Woes and Threaten With a Faith Crisis — 1:30-2:20
- Errors Become Demonic Inversions of the Virtue — 2:20-3:05
- Spiritual but not Religious — 3:05-4:50
- Spiritual Beings who are Religious — 4:50-4:55
- Attempts at Religion Outside of Revelation — 4:55-8:00
- False Worship Approperated and Twisted by the Devil — 5:53-6:40
- A Certain Glee by the Devils — 6:40-8:00
- Two Deviations from True Worship — 8:00-8:47
- Idolatry — 8:05-8:35
- Irreligion — 8:35-8:47
- Tempting God — 8:47-9:23
- Testing Christ — 9:23-11:23
- You are the One Being Tried — 11:23-13:00
- Better Understanding the Sins of Irreligion by Virtue of Religion — 13:00-13:30
- Acts of Religion — 13:30-25:00
- cura et caerimonia — 13:30-14:53
- Types of Devotion — 14:53-16:51
- Types of sacrifices — 16:51-20:46
- Vows and Oaths — 20:46-25:00
- Virtue — 25:00-26:00
- To Test God — 26:00-29:30
- Manipulation and Fear at the Root of Idolatry — 29:30
- Examples of Irreligion — 31:20-36:35
- St. Thomas’ Example of Irreligion — 31:20-33:35
- Praying Without the Proper Dispositions — 33:35-34:55
- Praying Without Forgiving Someone — 34:55-35:10
- Lack of Trust Lack of Respect At Root of Irreligion — 35:10-36:35
- Religion is a Moral Virtue and Need Moderation — 36:35-39:02
Aspects of the Virtue of Religion – Part I — CLICK HERE
Various Laws of the Virtue of Religion – Part III — CLICK HERE
The New Law and the Virtue of Religion – Part IV — CLICK HERE