Concupiscence is one of those words which derives its meaning from the context—specifically the object toward which it is directed. At its core, concupiscence is desire or coveting (epithymia). The ...

One of the big differences between Catholic teaching and a great deal of the sort of diluted Protestantism that floats around in our culture is the Church’s teaching on temptation and failure after we ...

While baptism removes the condition of being separated from God, it does not remove the other consequences of original sin (e.g. suffering, death, sinful inclinations, etc). The Baltimore Catechism: Q ...

My question is about concupiscence. I was just recently listening to Jimmy Akin and Jordan Cooper, the Lutheran. I come from a conversion of evangelical, worked to my way up studying others than just ...

Expanding the catalogue of rare and intellectually rich vocabulary, today’s Word of the Day is “concupiscence”, a term steeped in philosophical, theological and literary tradition. With its dramatic ...

2514 St. John distinguishes three kinds of covetousness or concupiscence: lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and pride of life. 301 In the Catholic catechetical tradition, the ninth commandment ...