Spirituality of the
Readings
John Foley,
S. J.
In Vain, In Vain
The beer commercial shows a bunch of men guzzling beer and acting like teenagers and tells us, “it doesn’t get any better than this.” Doesn’t it? Do you really agree with this statement?
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| In
Exile
Ron Rolheiser, OMI
Our Attitude towards Wealth
But how should we view being rich from a faith perspective? Jesus warned that riches are dangerous, dangerous to the soul and dangerous to society.
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| Glancing Thoughts
Eleonore
Stump
Who cares?
The rich man was thinking about building bigger barns. But, in the parable, God says to him, “You fool! This night your soul will be required of you, and somebody else will get all your stuff.”
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| The Perspective of
Justice
Gerald
Darring
Our Other Desires
Our society, based on the civil religion of capitalism, perceives greed as good
and desirable, for it fuels the drive to improve ourselves. “Greed is not
a bad word,” said a prominent American economist and erstwhile Secretary
of Treasury.
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Discussion Questions
Anne
Osdieck
Many would determine your worth as a person by the greatness of your house or the make of your car. How do you determine a person’s worth? Is it possible for a person to have much and still give much?
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A
Poem
to Sit With
J. Janda
Christ Our Earth
that
what was begun
will be completed
in us
a desire
a wisdom
a love
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