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  2. Oct 3, 2011 · Posted 2 Oct 2011. Avarice is a timely topic. It is increasingly common today to hear people talking about greed grown out of control as fundamental cause of our world's woes - economic and otherwise. We are suffering because some became too greedy - or so we were told.

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    Part of why avarice is hard to spot is because it’s so deeply ingrained in our culture. We receive thousands of messages each day from media, school, family, and sometimes even our churches telling us to pursue our own comfort, security, and pleasure. And we’ve grown accustomed to the bombardment. This means that even if you’re not acquiring a larg...

    Still aren’t sure avarice is relevant in your life? Think about this: According to globalrichlist.com, there are about 50 million people on earth who make more money than I do. With a population of over 7 billion, that puts me in the wealthiest 1 percent of the planet by income. If you’ve earned any sort of college degree, you’re likely also in the...

    So how do we disentangle ourselves from avarice and its effects? 1. Pray passionately.If you’re serious about loosening the grip that money has on your soul, you’re going to need supernatural help. Pray. Fall more in love with Jesus. Be dependent on him. Be willing to respond when he challenges you to change. 2. Borrow barely.One of the ways our gr...

    Sin. We don’t like to think about it or talk about it—unless, of course, it’s someone else’ssin. Our own sin often goes unrecognized and unconfessed, which means we see little change in our spiritual lives. Evagrius, a fourth-century monk, created a list of eight common sins to help people be aware of them and guard against them. Pope Gregory I red...

  3. Mar 25, 2009 · Avarice can describe various greedy behaviors such as betrayal or treason for personal gain, hoarding of material things, theft, robbery, and fraudulent schemes such as Madoff's, designed to...

  4. Oct 6, 2014 · [Article revised on 2 May 2020.] Greed is the disordered desire for more than is decent or deserved, not for the greater good but for one’s own selfish interest, and at the detriment of others and...

  5. The meaning of AVARICE is excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness, cupidity. How to use avarice in a sentence. Word History of Avarice.

  6. Nov 15, 2022 · Here, avarice names a vice that distorts both “horizontal” and “vertical” relations. Horizontally, avarice is contrary to the virtue of generosity towards neighbors. Vertically, avarice corrodes hope in the God who gives all good gifts and who sustains all things.

  7. Intelligence, when polluted with negative traits like greed, avarice and vindictiveness, can become a curse to mankind. From TechCrunch. Avarice, ambition, revenge or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our constitution as a whale goes through a net. From Dallas Morning News.

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