Shameless Popery #250 This Is Why Your Lent Keeps Failing…
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Feb 17, 2026 A lively guide to using fasting, prayer and almsgiving to tackle the three temptations named in 1 John: bodily desires, covetousness, and pride. Clear distinctions are drawn between lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and pride of life. Practical advice covers private piety, pairing fasting with charity, and humble prayer as tools to repair relationships with God, self, and neighbor.
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The Triple Concupiscence Explained
- St. John outlines three core temptations: lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and pride of life.
- These map to bodily cravings, covetousness from external prompts, and the appetite for excessive honor respectively.
Internal Vs. External Cravings
- Lust of the flesh arises from internal, natural desires while lust of the eyes is driven by external prompts like ads or envy.
- Joe clarifies that both are cravings but differ by origin: intrinsic vs. introduced from outside.
Pride As The Deepest Trap
- Pride is the appetite for excellence beyond right reason and is the root of many other vices.
- Joe and referenced thinkers stress pride as the deepest spiritual trap because it turns everything into self-glorification.
