Bilbo's Random Thought Collection

I learned an interesting new word the other day: hamartiology - the branch of theology dealing with the study of sin. I found this to be in...

In years past, I've had my more-or-less traditional Christmas Eve post that I used to reflect on the beauty and craziness - of the day ...

  If you've read Dante's Divine Comedy , and specifically the first volume, Inferno , you know that Dante imagined Hell as an invert...

I have long been fascinated by the Christian* tradition of the Seven Deadly Sins, and I've written several posts about them and their ma...

One of my favorite movies is the brilliant " Se7en ," which followed the attempts of detectives Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt to ca...

You may recall that I've written many times in this space on the subject of the so-called Seven Deadly Sins - Pride, Greed, Gluttony, S...

You may recall, those of you who have been reading this blog for a while, that I've written five times* on the subject of the so-called...

You may recall, Dear Readers, that there are said to be Seven Deadly Sins: Pride, Greed, Gluttony, Sloth, Lust, Envy, and Wrath. I’ve writt...

What could be a better topic of discussion for the happy, upbeat Christmas season than The Seven Deadly Sins? You may recall that I have ...

Spoiler Alert - they're not the ones you expect. I ran across this article on the five most sinful cities in America yesterday, and ...