By Anthony Esolen and David G. Bonagura, Jr., The Catholic Thing - In the beginning, God creates the world by circumscription, distinction, separation. He divides the light from the darkness, and he gives each of them a distinct name. He says to the sea, “Thus far, and no farther.” He makes living creatures according to their kinds. He makes man and woman, male and female. Certain sins do more than encroach upon the rights of God or one’s neighbor.