Today's sermon is on the topic of gluttony.
Simply put, gluttony is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires. However, Thomas Aquinas adds that it is ...an inordinate desire ...leaving the order of reason...
Today's sterling illustrative example comes from deep within the Florida Everglades.
A 13 foot Burmese python (not an indigenous animal by the way) decided to have a six foot alligator for dinner. No news source I've found can give an estimate on how long that feat might have taken, nor, sadly were there any witnesses to the epic battle. However, park rangers did come across the grisly scene of the python's burst open body, with the hindquarters of the alligator exposed.
It is worth pointing out that the glutton's punishment in hell is being forced to eat rats, toads, ... and snakes.
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