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Anatomy of Envy
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Anatomy of Envy

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by on Sep 18, 2015 in Catechesis, Columnists, Featured, Learn & Live the Faith, Sunday Reflections
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Recently a prominent CEO told a mixed group of business leaders that, regardless of their religion, they simply had to read the Bible. Why? Because success in business depends not so much upon understanding financial reports as it does upon understanding people. And when it comes to a book that reveals what makes people tick, […]

Green Eye of Envy
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The Politics of Envy

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by on Feb 20, 2014 in Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice, The Economy, The Social Order
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Wealth is fresh fruits and vegetables in January, indoor plumbing, and MRI machines.

The Democrats’ Deadly Sin
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The Democrats’ Deadly Sin

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by on Sep 29, 2011 in Featured, Government & Politics
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Envy is sadness or discontent at another’s good fortune or excellence. Dante defined it as a perversion of one’s own good; a “wish to deprive” others of their own good. Augustine deemed it “the diabolical sin.” Conservative columnist George Will quips that envy is the most miserable of the deadly sins because it brings not […]