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Entries from August 2008

Is Relativism Imploding Our Society

March 31st, 2008 · No Comments

It seems every day that Relativism (especially Moral Relativism) is warping today’s society to the point that it may no longer be able to stand on its own.
With infanticide (contraceptives, abortion), pornography, and the likes being so pervasive, it seem the God’s moral truths are being forgotten. Without these absolute truths society had no [...]

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Tags: Ramblings · Responsible Stewarship

What Makes the Extraordinary Form Mass Unpalatable to Me

March 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment

While I do not mined the Extraordinary Form of the Mass, I do recognize the validity and necessity of it. What makes it unpalatable to me are the people, not all, that go to it. An example if this happened today.
I decided to go down to my parish for the social after the 9:30 [...]

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Tags: Ramblings

The Moral Implications of the “Housing Crisis”

March 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Growing up, a home was not an investment tool to get rich. It was a place to live.
That all changed with the excesses of the 90’s and came to a screeching halt in the past year. Insane speculation has cause the housing market to spiral out of control. First to the [...]

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Tags: Ramblings · Responsible Investing

Divine Mercy Sunday

March 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The Second Sunday of Easter is also know as Divine Mercy Sunday.
On 13 June 2002, to those Responsible for the Apostolic Penitentiary, granted the following Indulgences:
a plenary indulgence, granted under the usual conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer for the intentions of Supreme Pontiff) to the faithful who, on the Second Sunday of Easter [...]

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Tags: Spirituality

Speculation in the Commodity Markets Immoral?

March 21st, 2008 · No Comments

In recent months, I have come to the conclusion that speculation in the commodity markets (i.e. Futures, Options, and other instruments) is no longer a good thing. In the past it was used to lock in prices by being a hedge against inflation. These days, people are using it to prey on people fears to [...]

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Tags: Ramblings · Responsible Investing

Spiritual Reading

March 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Although I have not been doing much lately, I love reading the spiritual classics.
My favorite of all time is The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis. It is one of those books where you can meditate on one or two chapters at a time without being overloaded.
After Easter, I plan on doing a [...]

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Tags: Spirituality

Easter Triduum at My Parish (Part 2)

March 16th, 2008 · No Comments

As stated in my previous post, the pastor has designated the Masses for Holy Thursday, and the Easter Vigil, as well as the Good Friday Ceremony will all be in the Extraordinary form.
Although I am not a fan of the Extraordinary Form, I have decided to attend on Thursday and Friday due to my obligation [...]

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Tags: Ramblings · Spirituality

Quitting the World to Serve God (part 2)

March 13th, 2008 · No Comments

This is a take on my first post under this topic, but involves ALL Catholics.
With the pervasion of the of Secular Relativism in today’s society, should Catholic consider withdrawing as much as they can in participating in the secular part of society.
What I mean by that is setting up networks of business, schools, and the [...]

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Tags: Ramblings · Responsible Stewarship

Personal Silent Retreats

March 10th, 2008 · 4 Comments

This is kind of a combination of two of my recent posts.
For the past two years, I have made a three day group silent retreat through the Confraternity I belong to.
However, I have been trying to find a place near where I live to make a personal silent retreat that would be about a week [...]

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Tags: Ramblings · Spirituality

Is Todays Would Conducive to Spiritual Growth?

March 9th, 2008 · No Comments

With all that goes on in todays would, I wonder if it is conducive to Spiritual Growth.  For me, I say it is a hindrance.  The “noise” make it more difficult to concentrate on what is important.

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Tags: Ramblings · Spirituality