Is cynicism a sin?

“Is cynicism a sin” is kind of a tongue twister. It’s also something I have been thinking about lately, especially living in arguably the cynicism capital of America.

I did a little research and the short answer is, no, cynicism is not a sin. However, it is a spiritual danger. It is also more akin to a vice, because cynicism is a temptation. Those living in cynicism risk enmeshing themslves in a worldview of hopelessness (nothing good will ever happen) arrogance (and I know nothing good will ever happen again) and laziness - even acedia, “spiritual sloth” (nothing good will ever happen again so I can just check out now). The good news is, there are prayerful and mindful ways to combat cynical tendencies and we should all enlist these strategies immediately.

I will be on Morning Air tomorrow at 8:20 eastern to discuss all this with the hosts. Find your way to tune in here or simply open the livestream player here. I look forward to discussing this topic!