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2023-08-25T02:50:48-05:00

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The Symbolic Aspect Of The Sacraments And The Church

Last updated on: August 25, 2023 at 2:50 am By Henry Karlson

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When talking about sacraments, we must distinguish the ritual aspect of the sacrament, the accidents associated with the sacrament, and the grace or the thing of the sacrament itself. The ritual elements and the accidents can be had without the grace or thing of the sacrament, for example, because the intention to perform the sacraments is not there. This is why baptizing someone in a play or a movie is not actually engaging the sacramental thing of baptism: their intention... Read more

General Christian

2023-08-23T02:45:08-05:00

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The Way Of Life Promotes Just Environmental Regulations

Last updated on: August 23, 2023 at 2:45 am By Henry Karlson

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There seems to be two different approaches to life in the modern world. One is of a selfish, individualistic nihilism; it seeks no greater good than one’s own pleasures; those who follow this approach tend to be libertarian or authoritarian in their political stand, that is, they are libertarian in regards people telling them what to do, but they become authoritarian when they want others to be forced to do something that will please them and their particular desires. The... Read more

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Politics and Religion

2023-08-22T02:47:52-05:00

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Universalizing Discipline Often Comes From A Lack Of Prudence

Last updated on: August 22, 2023 at 2:47 am By Henry Karlson

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Prudence in spiritual matters recognizes the need for flexibility instead of expecting everyone to follow a particular, and very rigid, discipline. Not everyone, in all places, and at all times, should be doing the exact same thing. Indeed, it can be counter-productive, if not spiritually dangerous, to try to create universal, highly-generalized disciplines. This is because disciplines should be established to deal with the needs of the person or people involved, and those needs are not always one and the... Read more

General Christian

2023-08-20T02:47:13-05:00

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Why The Rich, And Those Who Follow Them, Are Hard To Save

Last updated on: August 20, 2023 at 2:47 am By Henry Karlson

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The rich often think that their wealth gives them the right to do anything they want. They think everything in the world is based upon money, and so, everyone and everything has its price. They hate those who do not live within their system, those who have a morality which does not place money as the highest good. While, to be sure, society has made it so that many are willing to sell themselves short for money, there are those... Read more

Contemplative

2023-08-17T02:38:42-05:00

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Proper Christian Education Should Not Be Confused With Apologetics

Last updated on: August 17, 2023 at 2:38 am By Henry Karlson

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Those who have a message to sell will engage typical marketing tactics. They will try to get their audience to believe what they have to offer will be the answer to some if not all their problems. To get it, all someone needs to do is pay for it. They might give a small sample of what is being offered, but if they do, it is what they believe is enough to get their audience’s attention, making them want more.... Read more

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Education and Religion

2023-08-16T02:43:48-05:00

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Humility Includes Loving Ourselves

Last updated on: August 16, 2023 at 2:43 am By Henry Karlson

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Humility should play an important part in how we act. We should not be prideful, exalting ourselves at the expense of others. We should not look at ourselves as number one, superior to all others. We certainly should not place our extravagant wants and desires above the needs of others. Humility has us avoid all such arrogance. Scripture tells us to “Do nothing from selfishness or conceit, but in humility count others better than yourselves. Let each of you look... Read more

General Christian

2023-08-15T01:56:57-05:00

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Mary Yes To God Included A Yes To Death

Last updated on: August 15, 2023 at 1:56 am By Henry Karlson

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Mary, like all of us, is a created being. She is “of earth,” like the rest of humanity. Similarly, like us, there was a time in which she went “back to the earth,” that is, there was a time when she died and was placed in a tomb. “She was earth by her mortality and she went into the earth by her death.” [1] Yes, Mary is the Mother of God; she gave birth to the one who came from... Read more

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2023-08-13T02:43:26-05:00

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The Seed of Grace

Last updated on: August 13, 2023 at 2:43 am By Henry Karlson

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Grace perfects nature because what makes a given nature what it is, is some element of grace. Whatever grace which is later provided to it renews, sustains, and adds to what was initially given. The same, to be sure, is true of existence as well. Both nature and existence come from grace, and are able to be added to or enhanced by grace. Thus, our given nature, our human nature, is good, pure, and undefiled in and of itself, because... Read more

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2023-08-11T02:42:55-05:00

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Christ, Our True Food

Last updated on: August 11, 2023 at 2:42 am By Henry Karlson

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Food is what we take into ourselves for nourishment, that is, it is what we consume in order to receive the nutrients we need to maintain our life. The more we live, the more we grow, the more energy we use, the more food we will need. When we eat, we take something which is outside ourselves and find a way to incorporate into our bodies. The process is imperfect. It is very wasteful. We have to take the life... Read more

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Food and Religion

2023-08-10T02:43:35-05:00

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The Institutional Church Must Do Penance

Last updated on: August 10, 2023 at 2:43 am By Henry Karlson

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Lumen Gentium says that Church of Christ subsists in the Catholic Church, that is, within the institutional church which was established at the beginning of Christian history. This means there is a distinction between the “Church of Christ” and the “Catholic Church.” They should not be understood as univocal, that is, the “Church of Christ” should not be understood only as the “Catholic Church,” though the Catholic Church should always be seen as participating in and having the Church of... Read more

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