The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) Day 324: The Ninth Commandment (2025)
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Nov 20, 2025 Dive into the ninth commandment, where covetousness and the battle between flesh and spirit take center stage. Fr. Mike highlights the importance of purity of heart and temperance in overcoming earthly desires. Explore the three kinds of concupiscence and how they intertwine. Illustrative anecdotes, like the candy and window story, reveal the root of our desires. With discussions on confession and obedience, discover the path to heart purification through faith and gradual freedom.
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Root Of Sin Is The Heart
- Sin and daily tensions originate in a broken heart and concupiscence rather than merely external actions.
- The ninth and tenth commandments target interior desires that drive outward sins.
Window, Candy, And The Same Temptation
- A man compared staring at women through a window with wanting candy on a conference table to show the same broken desire.
- Realizing "that's not mine" helped him refuse both temptations.
Use Temperance And Fasting
- Practice temperance to say no to disordered desires and curb concupiscence.
- Seek small disciplines like fasting as evidence someone can master other desires.
