The Catholic Gentleman Prideful? The Best Way to Stop and Become Humble
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Feb 5, 2026 Patrick O'Hearn, author and speaker on Christian spirituality, offers a concise mini bio and reflections on humility rooted in his book Humility of the Saints. The conversation explores hidden pride in control and virtue-signaling. They discuss the Litany of Humility, St. Gregory’s forms of pride, humility in parenting and social media, and practical practices to grow in authentic humility.
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Excellence Is A Gift Not Ownership
- All excellence is a gift from God; attachment to personal excellence opposes God and leads to injustice.
- John and Devin reference Thomas Aquinas and Scripture to show boasting denies received grace and creates a debt to God.
Pride Is The Root Of All Vices
- Pride is the root cause of all sins because it attaches us to our own perceived excellence instead of God.
- Devin and John explain lust and other vices flow from pride as an attempted grasping for what one feels entitled to, reversing dependence on God.
Subtle Pride Comes As Partial Credit Claiming
- St. Gregory the Great lists four subtle forms of pride including claiming partial merit even while acknowledging God.
- John and Patrick stress the trickiness of 'acknowledging God but taking some credit' as a common modern pride.
