[Salvation]

I would say that "LUST" is alive and sadly doing very well in our modern U. S. society.

We need to pray more, in my opinion, that people may cling to their spouse and not engage in this sin.

Your comments?

[Salvation]

Catholic Word of the Day – not linked – but you can do a search to find them.

 

Salvific Will	Holy Spirit	Transplantation of Organs
Spiritual Espousals	Addiction	Coenobium
Irascible Appetite	Development of Doctrine	Equiprobabilism
Advocate	Latency Period	Seven Sacraments
Rosary	Epiklesis/Epiclesis	Consubstantiation
Restitution	Tabgha	Our Lady of Divine Love
Excommunication	The Holy Pillar	Imperfect Contrition
White Russian Byzantines	Lust

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[Misterioso]

Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary

An apt source for this topic, I would say.

[stuartcr]

I’ve always wondered why God would design us with a desire for something which He knew would be ordained as improper.

[Tax-chick]

It's important that he emphasizes "inordinate" in the definition. Sexual desire is not, in itself, the sin of lust, although we often use the terms synonymously.

I'm reminded of this verse, too: For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. (1 John 2:16)

"Lust of the eyes" is generally held to mean an inordinate desire for anything that can be seen, not just sexual stimulation.