“We’ve all stolen in little things. Little things become medium things and then they become big things. Next, you notice you’re doing things you never imagined yourself doing before.
Charles Johnston
WHO IS CHARLES JOHNSTON?
Charles Johnston is a father and husband in Phoenix, Arizona. His conversion journey has taken years, as he felt God pulling him toward His Church but he resisted until he couldn’t take it anymore. He gave in and fell in love with His Church. He blogs for ‘NowthatImcatholic.com’ You can reach out to him on Facebook. His book, The Beauty Of The Mass is available on Amazon.
The Seventh Commandment: You Shall Not Steal
In this episode, Charles Johnston talks about the 7th commandment, thou shall not steal. He explains:
– What is the seventh commandment?
– Why is stealing a sin?
– What are the ways we steal?
– How do we deal with it?
The Ways We Steal
It’s been a year since we had Charles on the podcast and finally he’s back talking to us about the seventh commandment.
The Catechism (CCC) has a long list of the various ways that we can steal. For e.g., business fraud, unjust wages, overpricing, tax evasion, poorly done work, forgery of checks and invoices, excessive expenses and waste, damaging private or public property (C 2409). Other forms of stealing are scams, embezzlement, money-laundering, white-collar crime, wasting taxpayer’s money. (Source; Fr. Eamon Tobin ©
Ascension Catholic Church Melbourne, FL, Used with permission, Father Eamon Tobin at eamontobin.com)
There’s a far detailed list that you can use from any of the examinations of conscience available online. However, there are many ways we may not even notice it. Like using office stationary, the copier or printer, not completing work on time, wasting people’s time, skimming off profits or commissions, kickbacks, etc. are all ways of stealing. The best way to identify it is like Charles said by asking Jesus who is the light to shin all the area of darkness that you may not even know exists.
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