I've heard many people say that religions become unsustainable when you have a good scientific knowledge; that it is impossible to take the Catholic faith seriously with the new discoveries of science, especially concerning the origin of man, because you cannot deny the evolution of species, etc.

Wait a minute... Who is trying to deny what? Who said that there is a conflict between science and faith, and who said that the Bible was meant to be interpreted literally? The barrier between faith and science only exists in people's minds.

If you don't live in a Catholic environment, you probably don't hear much about saints, and if you do, it is in a wrong sense.

To be a saint is, above all, to be true to someone greater than us all, God. Jesus himself said, "Be holy as your heavenly Father is holy" (Matt 5:48).

But how can we be as holy as God?

When Jesus left this teaching, he simply asked us to be faithful to the Father, following his own example for our salvation. To be holy is to be truthful, humble and faithful to the mother Church.

Continuing the last formation article, we'll now take a look at the other 4 capital sins.

Wrath

Wrath is also known as anger or rage. It was created by God to be used against the devil and against sin. We, however, use it against our brothers and sisters in most cases. The holy fathers had already said that anger is the sin that mostly makes us like the devil.

When not used as a virtue of God, it becomes a deadly sin. But how do we cure ourselves of making bad use of it? Use it against what separate us from God and never to hate our neighbor. An example of anger as a heavenly virtue is when Jesus expels from the temple those who were doing trade in the house of his father.

There is no greater misery in the world, highest cliff, or deeper darkness than sin. Sin is any willful act that separates us from our communion with God.

If we, as human beings, were created by God and for Him, then sin keeps us from our own essence, the reason for our existence. It also deeply hurts our dignity and the heart of the Lord. Sin leads to the absence of God, and the absence of God is what we call hell.

There are "sins that engender other sins and other vices" (CCC 1866), which are, thus, called capital. They are: "pride, avarice, envy, wrath, lust, gluttony, and sloth" (CCC 1866). Let's examine each of these seven over two formations.