Tag: materialism
Ukrainian Catholic leader: Global economy reflects spiritual crisis
SAINTE-ADELE, Quebec (CNS) — Western secularism underlies the worldwide economic crisis and challenges the future of Ukraine, the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church told Canada’s bishops. “The current economic crisis is merely the symptom of a much deeper spiritual and cultural crisis,” Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk told the annual plenary of the Canadian Conference of… Read More ›
Materialism and Suicide
With the economy here in a shambles and there’s little sign of any improvement ahead for most people. So, in a society that values the material, it only makes sense that this news would bring more despair and increase the suicide rate. So, now we see this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2207089/56-million-suicide-prevention-programme-launched-study-reveals-Americans-lives-die-car-crashes.html?printingPage=true What does this mean for addicts… Read More ›
Life is all about Prudence
A few weeks ago we noted that there is no longer much difference between “naysayers” and “skeptics” — pointing out that they have become one and the same (skepticism and mockery) in this age of materialism that so disdains the supernatural. But there are other extremes, times when believers begin to believe everything, veering into… Read More ›
The danger of worldly attachments
. . .discussing the danger of worldly attachments with my son yesterday made me start contemplating a few of my own. My incessant planning and my husband’s implementation of one home improvement project after another. My need to have a spotless first floor before I can feel at peace (I’m too realistic to think I… Read More ›