Introduction

Every sin has a triple effect. It divides a person from himself, two from his neighbor and three from God. Sin is of two kinds: mortal or venial. The difference between the two is very easy to understand. We speak of someone receiving a mortal wound in the physical order that kills him. If however he has not seriously wound it, that would be equivalent to a venial sin. In a mortal sin, and for those who are in the supernatural order, race is killed. Divine life is extinct. A man who cannot live with himself cannot live with his neighbor. That is why Cain, after his sin, asked, am I my brother's keeper? Finally, it est