Choose a topic from Part 2B:
1. By whispering is meant talebearing, the spreading of gossipto the harm of a neighbor. A backbiter seeks to injure a man'sgood name;a talebearer seeks to stir up trouble, or to arousepeople to take action against another or others.
2. Talebearing or whispering is a greater sin than backbiting orreviling, for it seeks to rob a neighbor of his friends. Andfriends are a man's most precious external possessions.
"Obedience is the true holocaust which we sacrifice to God on the altar of our hearts."
St Philip Neri
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"As the flesh is nourished by food, so is man supported by prayers"
St Augustine
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"Let persons in the world sanctify themselves in their own houses, for neither the court, professions, or labour, are any hindrance to the service of God."
St Philip Neri
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