Video: Getting close to God by eating to live and not living to eat.

I used to say casually that I have one vice and that is enjoying food too much.  It sounded harmless enough compared to others but then it is still a sin.  Now that sin has caught up with me as I became a diabetic.

If you also think the same way, then check out this article.
Excerpts:  " Gluttony seeks after immediate gratification, pleasure and comfort with little regard for the needs of others.  Eating more than you want or need just to prevent others from getting your share would also be gluttony.  This deadly sin leads to an unbalanced, addictive and materialistic existence that excludes God.... An aid in overcoming gluttony is periodic fasting – of two small meals and one regular-sized meal with no snacks in between (as the Church recommends).  Abstinence of meat, a favorite food or even eating something I don’t like (like brussel sprouts) is also recommended in mastering gluttony.  It is not necessary to eliminate pleasurable things but only to limit them. "


Video:  How someone overcame her habit of over eating.  Practical tips.


The spiritual aspect:  the sin of gluttony

Holiday business

During the holidays, I had to attend to work. So, my wife hauled the kids to my in laws out of state for a week. I thought I could get a lot done in the house. But I was wrong. When I got home, I felt debilitated. I watched TV, drank & slept. In the old school, I might have been guilty of sloth & maybe gluttony – a capital vice & deadly sin. In the new school however, I really have nothing major to confess. I fulfilled my responsibilities. So the developments in moral theology made it more reasonable by taking into account the findings in behavioral & social sciences. And the burden of Lord usually is – reasonable.