A Topic of Moral Theology

Covetousness

Avarice, the inordinate love of riches: its sinfulness, its daughters, and the remedies against it.

Within this topic

Opposed to Justice and Rights (Seventh and Tenth Commandments) — in The Commandments of God

Also asked about as…

avarice · greed · love of money (ed.)

In the index as Avarice · Prodigality · Capital Vices · Fraud · Liberality · Capital sins · Cupidity · Envy · Lust · Paul, St. · Sloth (acedia) · Violence · *Parvitas materiae* · Adultery · Anger · Betrayal · Chastity · Consent of the will to mortal sin · Covetousness · Cruelty · Fallacy · Fornication · Gluttony · Green

In the manuals

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. I, Bk. IV, Pt. II, Ch. II, 2. Covetousness, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. II, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. III, Ch. II, Art. IV, § II. On Avarice, nn. 305, 306, 307 & 308 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. III, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. II, Art. II, § III, Point VIII. On Liberality, n. 412 — III. Opposed Vices. To liberality are opposed: by defect, avarice, by which someone omits to give riches according to the debt of moral goodness; by excess, prodigality, by which someone gives riches more than the prescr… Read in context →

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. II, Art. 3. Bad Habits, or Vices, The Motives of Sin, n. 269 — The predominant individual motives for sin are as numerous as the different characters of those addicted to sin, and hence it is impossible to classify them. The predominant general motives for sin, on the contrary, can … Read in context →

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 6. The Remaining Pote…, Liberality, nn. 2426 & 2429 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, On Sins and Virtues, V. On the Capital Vices, nn. 323 & 324 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.

Vol. I, Treatise On Sins, Part Two. On Sins in Species, Chapter II. On Capital Sins, n. 175 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. II, Fundamental Moral Theology…, On Sins and Vices, nn. 556, 557, 558, 559, 560 & 561 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)

Vol. II, Pt. I, Ch. II, Section 2: The Seven Capital Sins, nn. ¶13, ¶14, ¶15, ¶16, ¶17, ¶18 & ¶19 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Vol. I, Tr. V, Ch. II, Art. I, § 3. Concerning Avarice, nn. 471 & 472 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. I, Pt. I, Tract V. On Sins In General, Ch. VIII, Article II. On avarice, nn. 416, 417, 418 & 419 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. I, General Moral Theology, Treatise: On Sins in General, Second Part: On the Causes…, Third Question: On Sin Whi…, Article III: On Avarice, nn. ¶1, 503 & 504 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pastoral Questions

Ch. III, Which Are the Cause of Oth…, Question II: Concerning Avarice, nn. ¶5125–¶5149 (25 passages)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. I, Tr. IV, Pt. II, Chapter II. On Capital Sins, n. 141 — II. - On Avarice. Avarice is the disordered appetite of temporal goods. It is opposed to justice or to liberality. If the former, it will easily issue into mortal sin, namely as often as it impels one to grave injustice toward the neighbo… Read in context →

The Catechism Explained: An Exhaustive Exposition of the Christian Religion

Pt. II, Vice and Virtue, Perfection, B. GOOD WORKS, VIRTUE, SIN, VICE, VIII. THE SEVEN PRINCIPAL …, 8. THE OPPOSITE OF LIBERALITY: AVARICE, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5 & ¶6 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Tr. IV, Disputation XIII: On the O…, Sect. V, Friendship, Liberality, Epikeia, and the Opposed V…, Q. IV, Doubt I: On avarice, nn. 1–39 (39 passages)

Treated under the broader heading The Capital Vices — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)