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A Topic of Moral Theology

Covetousness, liberality and prodigality

When love of money is inordinate; its gravity; liberality as the mean.

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In Providing Food and Drink

In the index as Avarice · Liberality · Prodigality · Covetousness · Greed in eating · Justice · Sin

In the manuals

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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Thomas Slater, S.J. — 2 passages

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

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Dominic M. Prümmer, O.P.

Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. II, Q. III, Namely, Gratitude, Vindication, Affability, Liberality, and Epikeia, Article IV. On Liberality, n. 615 — 615. Notion. Liberality or largesse is a virtue moderating the love of money and rendering a man prompt to expend money according to the dictate of right reason. Explanation. The material object of this virtue is money a… Read in context →

Pastoral Questions

Benedict H. Merkelbach, O.P. — 25 passages

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

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 17 passages

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fifth Part: On the Virtues…, Section F: On Other Habits…, Question Three: On Liberality, nn. ¶1, 884, 885, 886 & 887 (17 passages — hover a number to read it)

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Gaudentius Bontempi of Brescia, O.F.M. Cap. — 39 passages

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)

The Catechism Explained: An Exhaustive Exposition of the Christian Religion

Francis Spirago; edited by Richard F. Clarke, S.J. — 6 passages

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)

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

John A. McHugh, O.P., and Charles J. Callan, O.P. — 3 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 9. The Sins Against B…, In Providing Food and Drink, nn. 1537, 1538 & 1539 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Covetousness — Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Tanquerey · Koch–Preuss · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)