A listener named Barbara asks Father Dave for clarification regarding the \u201cseven deadly sins.\u201d She says, \u201cI have a question about the seven deadly sins and how they relate to mortal versus venial sins. I usually consider pridefulness, for example, a venial sin, in that I confess it but don't abstain from receiving Communion for this sin \u2013 otherwise, I guess I would never receive Communion! But when does pridefulness become mortal or deadly? Is it only when pridefulness causes me to commit another mortal sin?\u201d