The Forgotten Way

Passion 284 Treachery

Treachery is a breach of loyalty; it is a betrayal of trust. 

Passion 283 Irony

Irony is false self-abasement. It is a form of lying to appear humble. 

Passion 282 Dissimulation

Dissimulation is the concealment of one's thoughts or true character.

Passion 281 Love of Power

Love of power is a compulsive desire to control others and a need for dominance.

Passion 280 Unteachability

Unteachability is a resistance to accept the guidance, instruction, and corrections from others. It stems from self-reliance. 

Passion 279 Lack of Fear of God

Lack of Fear of God is a loss of deep respect, reverence, and remembrance of God.

Passion 278 Contumely

Contumely is the harsh treatment of our neighbor that comes from haughtiness and conceit. 

Passion 277 Curiosity

Curiosity is the strong desire to learn something new, unknown, or unusual. 

Passion 276 Satanic Love

Satanic love is a corruption of love, a desire to satisfy our selfishness, and use our neighbor.

Passion 275 Pusillanimity

Pusillanimity is a weakness of soul, a lack of firm resolution, and lack of courage.

Passion 274 Affectation

Affectation is taking on mannerisms and behaviors to impress others. 

Passion 273 Ostentation

Ostentation is a showy, haughty self-display.

Passion 272 Clinging to life

Clinging to life is a desperate attempt to hold onto this transient life. 

Passion 271 Ill-temper

Ill-temper is having an irritable and angry disposition that is easily provoked.

Passion 270 Misuse

Misuse is to use something incorrectly, improperly, or carelessly. 

Passion 269 Rancor

Rancor is a bitter remembrance of wrongs. 

Passion 268 Affluence

Affluence is the accumulation of wealth and material possessions. It is a state of abundance. 

Passion 267 Irritability

Irritability is being easily provoked to anger at life's daily annoyances. 

Passion 266 Intolerance

Intolerance is a lack of sympathy for practices differing from one's own and not showing respect for a person right to hold another view. It is important to note that falsehood and attacks against the truth cannot be tolerated. 

Passion 265 Depravity

Depravity is moral corruption and wickedness.

Passion 264 Niggardliness

Niggardliness is being stingy and ungenerous with our time and possessions.

Passion 263 Garrulity

Garrulity is being excessively talkative and wordy especially regarding trivial matters. 

Passion 262 Silly Talk

Silly talk is speaking in a nonsensical and meaningless way.

Passion 261 Nonsensicality

Nonsensicality is being foolish, absurd, and lacking sense. 

Passion 260 Bad Habits

Bad habits are a strong tendency to morally wrong actions through repeated sin. 

Passion 259 Mindless Friendship

Mindless friendship is being friends and companions with people that do not aid us along the path to salvation. 

Passion 258 Daydreaming

Daydreaming is a stream of consciousness that detaches and distracts us from our duties. 

257 Mindless Joy

Mindless joy is the abandonment of watchfulness and mourning, and exchanging them for transient happiness. 

Passion 256 Empty Words

Empty words are non-salvific words, wasted conversation, and idle chatter.

Passion 255 Verbosity

Verbosity is using more words than are needed. 

Passion 254 Lying

Lying is to speak what is false, misleading, and intentionally inaccurate. 

Passion 253 Confusion

Confusion is perplexity, disorder, and darkness. 

Passion 252 Pettiness

Pettiness is being concerned about trivial matters; it is being small-minded. 

Passion 251 Contemptuousness

Contemptuousness is having a deep dislike, disdain, or scorn combined with a sense of superiority.  

Passion 250 Malevolence

Malevolence is ill will. It is the disposition to do evil. It is characteristic of the devil.

Passion 249 Ingratitude part 2

Ingratitude is a lack of thanksgiving and remembrance of God's goodness and blessings. 

Passion 249 Ingratitude part 1

Ingratitude is failing to acknowledge, give thanks, and return God's love. Ingratitude forgets God's blessing and takes His goodness for granted.

Passion 248 Fault Finding

Fault finding is being constantly critical, petty, and nagging towards our neighbor. 

Passion 247 Blasphemy part 2

Blasphemy can be a willful thought, word, or action that is filled with anger, scorn, and disrespect against God.

Passion 247 Blasphemy part 1

Blasphemy is to use scornful, disrespectful, and abusive language against God.

Passion 246 Complaining

Complaining is to express dissatisfaction and annoyance. It is to grumble and whine.  

Passion 245 Obloquy

Obloquy is a strong condemnation. It is verbal abuse, criticism, and insults. 

Passion 244 Hardness of Heart

Hardness of heart is being cold, insensitive, and resistant to spiritual truth. 

Passion 243 Grave Robbing

Grave robbing is to steal what is due to the deceased.

Passion 242 Wiliness

Wiliness is being cunning, crafty, and sneaking. People with guile are full of wiliness. 

Passion 241 Usury

Usury is the practice of lending money and earning profit by charging interest. 

Passion 240 Illicit Gains

Illicit gains are to gain wealth, status, or praise in an immoral way.

Saturday Afternoon at St. John's Skete - Leaks and God's Love

Do we take our own growth in the spiritual life as seriously as God takes it?

Passion 239 Sacrilege

Sacrilege is a violation or misuse of what is sacred. 

Passion 238 Bridandry

Brigandry is the practice of organized robbery by criminals who plunder for a living.

Passion 237 Killing

Killing is to murder which stems from anger, hatred, and remembrance of wrongs. 

Passion 236 Warfare

Warfare is a hostile conflict between competing enemies.

Passion 235 Conspiracy

A conspiracy is an agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful or harmful act.

Passion 234 Reprehensible Collusion

Reprehensible collusion is a secret agreement between two or more parties to deceive and mislead others.

Passion 233 Disorderliness

Disorderliness is to do things in a random and chaotic manner.

Passion 232 Insubordination

Insubordination is the explicit refusal to follow a supervisor's instructions and the direct challenge to authority. 

Passion 231 Excessive Love of Order

Excessive love order is a false notion of obedience and control that stems from self-reliance and a lack of faith.

Passion 230 License of tongue

License of tongue is excessive talkativeness.

Passion 229 Flute playing

Flute playing is to make music with a flute or a pipe.

Passion 228 Revelry

Revelry is excessive and indulgent eating, drinking, and partying.

Passion 227 Improper Songs

Improper songs are songs and music that incite the passions rather than lift the heart and mind to God.

Passion 226 Clapping

Clapping is an act of applause and praise made by striking the hands together.

Passion 225 Immodest Dancing

Immodest dancing is indecent, improper, and leads to lust. 

Passion 224 Joking

Joking is to say or do something to provoke laughter.

Passion 223 Laughter

Laughter is a show of emotion of joy or scorn with a chuckle or explosive vocal sound.

Passion 222 Feigned affection

Feigned affection is an insincere display of love or care. 

Passion 221 Sordidness

Sordidness is morally filthy and wretched. 

Passion 220 Pollution

Pollution is defilement and corruption.

Passion 219 Uncleanliness

Uncleanliness is a state of moral and spiritual impurity.

Passion 218 Incest

Incest is a sexual relationship between close family members.

Passion 217 A Stained Soul

A stained soul is a soul that is sick with sin and in need of repentance. 

Passion 216 Wantonness

Wantonness is unrestrained and reckless indulgence characterized by a lack of self-control.

Passion 215 Defilement

Defilement is to be stained with sin.

Passion 214 Bestiality

Bestiality is the carnal relations of a human with an animal.

Passion 213 Sodomy

Sodomy is a non-procreative sexual act.

Passion 212 Adultery

Adultery is a sexual relationship between a married person and person outside of the marriage. 

Passion 211 Pimping

Pimping is controlling and profiting from prostitutes. 

Passion 210 Masturbation

Masturbation is a solitary sin of impurity.

Passion 209 Burning Lust

Burning lust is an intense desire for carnal pleasure.

Passion 208 Unbridled Desire

Unbridled desire is lustful attraction and lack of purity.

Passion 207 Effeminacy

Effeminacy describes a man who is unwilling to suffer, who is delicate, and loves to pamper his body.

Passion 206 Using foul language

Using foul language is using crass, uncouth, blasphemous, and vulgar speech. 

Passion 205 Venery

Venery is sexual indulgence.

Passion 204 Self-indulgence

Self-indulgence is the gratification of our appetites, desires, and whims. 

Passion 203 Mindless enjoyment

Mindless enjoyment is preferring temporal pleasure to the Cross of Christ.

Passion 202 Slackness

Slackness is listlessness and laziness.

Passion 201 Uselessness

Uselessness is failing to fulfill your duties according to God's will.

Passion 200 Drunkenness

Drunkenness is the state of being intoxicated by excessive alcohol consumption.

Passion 199 Heavy Drinking

Heavy drinking is consuming excessive alcohol.

Passion 198 Fantasy

Fantasy is the appearance of something that does not exist in reality. 

Passion 197 Excessive sleep

Excessive sleep is indulging our body with more rest than is good for our soul.

Passion 196 Drowsiness of Soul

Drowsiness of soul is a lack of watchful attentiveness to the thoughts that try to enter into our heart.

Passion 195 Dull-wittedness

Dull-wittedness is being mentally slow. It is a lack of keenness in our understanding. 

Passion 194 Disobedience part 2

Obedience is not achieved through coercion but by growth in sanctity.  

Passion 194 Disobedience part 1

Disobedience is the refusal to follow a command from a lawful authority.

Passion 193 Frivolity

Frivolity is a lack of serious. Frivolity is a waste of time in silliness and lightheartedness.

Passion 192 Impassionedness

Impassionedness is being tied to the habits that keep us from purity of heart.

Passion 191 Attraction to What is Fleeting

Attraction to what is fleeting is being preoccupied with the passing and temporal concerns of the world.

Passion 190 Mental Blindness

Mental blindness is spiritual ignorance and darkness.

Passion 189 Obtuseness

Obtuseness is lacking a sharpness and quickness of the mind. It is a soul that is becoming insensible.