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“A right is the social extension of a natural power. The words ‘natural’ and ‘power’ need to be understood in the traditional, that is, the teleological sense.”
I suggest checking out the quoted book “The Politics of the Real” by DC Schindler. An incredible book that covers this topic.

2024-08-05 14:24:01

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If you’re looking for more practical aspects of the faith, I suggest exploring “Catholic Social Teaching” and diving into Rerum Novarum. Much of it is postliberal/integralist/distributist thought. New Polity fleshes this out as it is a wonderfully thought provoking channel and magazine that delves into a variety of more practical topics instead of staying only in the theological which is more abstract.

2024-08-05 14:17:23

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All glory to our Lord Jesus Christ. Have you been baptized? Also, beware the spiritual attack you’re going to undergo now. The devil hates this. I recommend the St. Michael prayer.
St. Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
and do thou,
O Prince of the heavenly hosts,
by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan,
and all the evil spirits,
who prowl about the world
seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

2024-07-30 23:53:54

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Orthodox could also be Bitcoin Cash 🤔

2024-07-30 21:33:39

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Thanks to Christ, we already are. Now it’s just up to us to cooperate with His grace 🙏

2024-07-26 19:57:25

Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. - James 1:2-4
https://youtu.be/Rf7SVVrLaVw?si=ehhEEzEymj-xjewZ

2024-07-19 01:31:27

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“Free market”

2024-07-16 19:38:43

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Thus, a good man, though a slave, is free; but a wicked man, though a king, is a slave. For he serves, not one man alone, but what is worse, as many masters as he has vices.
-Augustine of Hippo
Don’t fall for the liberal trap of redefining the word “freedom” 🙂

2024-07-16 15:54:58

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One can be free even while locked in a prison cell.

2024-07-16 15:53:29

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It’s true I often fail. But the classically understood virtues to aspire to are the 4 cardinal virtues (Justice, Prudence, Temperance, and Fortitude) and, with God’s grace, the 3 theological virtues (Faith, Hope, and Charity).

2024-07-15 13:54:56

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Freedom is internal. Has nothing to do with external circumstances. Many people are enslaved to bitcoin, for example.

2024-07-13 00:34:51

Option 4: do what you ought ✅
#note16z3…tzq3

2024-07-08 01:55:09

Summary of why liberalism (and ultimately communism) doesn’t work. #note1a4a…63e7

2024-07-01 06:16:32

While this platitude sounds nice, it’s paradoxically causing so much harm in modern society. Strive for virtue. Don’t be a slave to vice.
#note1w2w…3hck

2024-06-26 15:31:02

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Praise God. I’ve found it best to quickly read the chapter straight through just to get the overarching point and then slowly contemplating and praying through each sentence on the second pass. Underlining and annotating also helps, as always. I pray you find it fruitful.

2024-06-26 15:24:59

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Amen. I did a better job with the Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales but as it goes with devotionals, there’s always more to profit from a reread.

2024-06-26 02:04:55

Last year I made the eager mistake of reading the Imitation of Christ straight through as if it were a novel. Much better to read a chapter a day while smoking a pipe.

2024-06-26 01:42:05

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Any particular saint you’re reading at the moment?

2024-06-24 01:10:58

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Interested to see where this goes! Happy to see the Deuterocanon 🙌

2024-06-23 19:57:37

God’s will be done.
#note1eyq…pdw2

2024-06-16 03:28:04

Reading “Heretics” by G. K. Chesterton. Very impressed so far.

2024-06-14 15:27:38

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This is something I also wrestle with although I have improved this past year. My first check is am I prioritizing things correctly? Am I spending time with the Lord either in prayer, study of scripture, spiritual reading, rosary, daily mass, etc. whatever your devotion. If yes, then what about time with my spouse/significant other. If yes, then what about my children (doesn’t apply for me yet). If yes, then what about my broader family? If yes, then what about my friends?
Note, I imagine work fits in there not so much as something that you consciously say yes to but more so something you do out of necessity and routine.

2024-06-07 15:10:19

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Thank God for confession 🙏 I find people blurting things out to me that are clearly weighing them down. If only they would run to Christ who has the power to forgive and absolve. What a wonderful feeling.

2024-06-07 15:05:52

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Capitalism and communism both stem from the false anthropology of liberalism. I am very much pro working and trade but we have to remember that the term and notion of “capital-ism” is a very novel concept in terms of the length of human history. The Silk Road for example existed well before capitalism. A regulating entity called “the state” is also a very modern idea. All of it is based on a misunderstanding of human nature by thinking we’re fundamentally individuals, specifically economic entities, which we’re not.

2024-06-06 22:54:04

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Never heard of Olavo de Carvalho so I looked him up and here’s a quote from Wikipedia:
> As described by an obituary, Carvalho's political views were summed up in one of his tweets: "Capitalism is the godfather and protector of communism. The war is not between capitalism and communism, it is between CHRISTIANITY and communism."
He’s 100% right. Capitalism leads to Communism, we’re seeing it now in the US. Just based on this, I imagine he’s in line philosophically with Juan Donoso Cortes and Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira ✝️

2024-06-06 20:21:08

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Wow… one man’s trash is another man’s treasure!

2024-06-06 18:05:00

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Great point. I need to do better about getting off of YouTube.

2024-06-06 18:04:21

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Very sad news. Someone had their car broken into at my local parish recently. The thieves weren’t interested in any of the expensive Latin textbooks so that’s a silver lining!

2024-06-06 18:01:02

Stellar interview of President Bukele. I pray bitcoiners realize the problem isn’t simply fiat vs hard money. In Bukele’s own words, this is a spiritual warfare. This is about good versus evil. Bitcoin is a great first step but now that we can be outside the grips of money printing, we need to help course correct or even rebuild a virtuous society in whatever capacity we can. El Salvador is leading by example. May God protect Bukele and keep him in His favor.
https://youtu.be/U5n8R9lq8SI?si=5JFEJgmbX7flHIEK

2024-06-04 14:40:57

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People reject inherent meaning. Any suggestion of telos (teleology) is scoffed at. And yet people wonder why they feel so unmoored.

2024-05-21 01:44:56

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This is why we bitcoin.

2024-05-20 19:05:02

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” - Genesis 2:18
We are never alone for God is always there with us.
#note17tc…ljn2

2024-05-20 17:04:23

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Apologies for the mischaracterization. That’s what I understood from your sentence “Live the life that works for you”.
And if my post came out as a word salad it’s simply that virtue is a habit we form. “Doing the right thing” will never “be easy” all the time but it gets easier and is even what you desire (which brings happiness) as you build that habit.

2024-05-20 16:49:59

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Ultimately, freedom is a harmony of reason and desire. While through reason you may know something is right, it can take time for your desire to be reordered towards the good so that you not only know the good but also have a willful disposition towards it.
Plus telling people “live and let live” is telling people how to live anyway 😉

2024-05-20 15:17:02

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Trying again haha
https://primal.net/e/note1k9ewnvzqq2tkjea5f94f9t78kkrz96gjcxqje4gq5x5j4l6wa2lqcfdnr4

2024-05-20 15:16:21

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note1k9ewnvzqq2tkjea5f94f9t78kkrz96gjcxqje4gq5x5j4l6wa2lqcfdnr4

2024-05-20 15:14:51

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Freedom is about being able to do what you ought, not about doing whatever you want. We have an obligation to first follow that ourselves, then help guide those we’re responsible for to do the same, and then be a witness for those around us.

2024-05-20 03:44:15

A man wrapped up in himself makes a small package, indeed. (Benjamin Franklin?)
#note1hrt…u3yv

2024-05-18 17:23:16

Being a saint isn’t hard. It’s impossible. We can only be one through God’s grace.

2024-05-17 17:50:00

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I limited my contributions to only what is matched a few years ago as well. But given where the money goes, I’m having a hard time justifying the returns when it doesn’t seem like I’m truly loving my neighbor through it.

2024-05-17 17:46:52

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My respects to you brother. Needed to hear this, iron sharpens iron. I’ll step up and do the same.

2024-05-17 17:04:56

Simon, son of John, do you love me?

2024-05-17 13:18:15

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Hm, I’m not sure that I would say they’re “two different things” but I think I understand what you’re getting at. It seems like you’re leading into Plato’s Theory of forms?

2024-05-17 03:53:25

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Oh I see what you’re saying. When I say beauty I meant it as the spectrum of “how beautiful”. So for example an ugly apple would have very very little beauty because it is created and creation is good. Just like how an evil human being is still a human being that deserves dignity by the very nature of being a human despite being evil.

2024-05-17 02:58:27

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The opposite! A subject/object’s beauty is an inherent trait by the fact that it exists.
For example we can think of a “good” apple (goodness being convertible with beauty) that is round, symmetrical, and seems ready for consumption. Whereas a “bad” (ugly) apple would be one that is deformed, rotting, pestilent, etc.

2024-05-17 00:57:58

Has anyone here stopped contributing to their 401k out of moral obligation? My conscience is telling me to stop supporting the corporatocracy but it’s a difficult decision to make.

2024-05-17 00:52:58

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Beauty is inherent to a subject or object. There cannot be a disassociation between the material and its beauty just as color is an accident of a substance. Just because people may have different tastes regarding beauty, doesn’t mean there isn’t beauty or that there’s no space for reason in discerning beauty. Quite the contrary. We can know what is ugly, through our functioning faculties of reason, and correct someone that thinks it’s beautiful by concluding that their faculties of reason (I’m including intellect here) are impaired, sense perception is impaired, and/or they have a disordered will.

2024-05-16 22:10:29

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Theosis, deification 🙏

2024-05-16 17:55:37

There’s been a few threads recently on the topic of masculinity. Wouldn’t have expected Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker to give an insightful speech touching on the topic.
https://youtu.be/-JS7RIKSaCc?si=W_jf_9jG2O_sGGOv

2024-05-16 15:29:01

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“[I]n reality, every person defines where their value comes from for themselves”
This is not reality. In reality, value and meaning are inherent to beings and actions. For example, every human being has value by the very nature of being human, not because people decide if their life is valuable. At that point there’s no argument against suicide which we all inherently know is bad (because meaning and value cannot be disassociated/overwritten). People can also be wrong about what they value.
This modern nihilism is very pernicious.

2024-05-15 23:45:50

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“The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church” - Tertullian

2024-05-15 23:25:13

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It’s true that Feminism has had many negative consequences. The social acceptance of gender dysphoria is just one of many. However, wouldn’t your suggestion be the third wave feminist position? I only point that out since you seem to imply a criticism of feminism while also taking that opinion.

2024-05-15 21:03:41

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Because men and women are different? And a pretty important difference is precisely the fact that women don’t have “a pair”, to use your language.

2024-05-15 18:15:21

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I would call it “Deuterocanonical” but either way, the sentiment is appreciated 😉

2024-05-15 17:54:20

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When you gain a friend, gain him through testing, and do not trust him hastily. For there is a friend who is such at his own convenience, but will not stand by you in your day of trouble. A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter: he that has found one has found a treasure. There is nothing so precious as a faithful friend, and no scales can measure his excellence. A faithful friend is an elixir of life; and those who fear the Lord will find him. - Sirach 6:7-8, 14-16

2024-05-14 02:02:24

Excellent interview. Give it a listen.
https://youtu.be/wy_c6lDQZEw?si=RBmMfXB_RX3k8VEL

2024-05-13 17:18:22

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Would also love to learn more.

2024-05-13 15:30:30

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If you’re up for it, I recommend reading D.C. Schindler’s “Perfect Difference” on this topic of gender and roles.
https://www.communio-icr.com/files/43.2_DCS.pdf

2024-05-10 15:41:04

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Sometimes they do though. It’s a good idea to stop mass murderers, child pornographers, and many other things through force if necessary. We know this inherently which is why we sometimes have to remove little kids from certain situations (force) so they can learn proper behavior.

2024-05-09 19:11:58

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A lot to chew on here but it seems like the essence is that power is not an imposition of the will but rather a calling of voluntary self giving, to the point of death as of course Christ does. The Man with no “political” (in the secular definition) is the one that has kings and emperors kneel before across all time and space to the point that even our reference of time is predicated on His life. Reminds me of Braveheart where Robert the Bruce tells his father he wants what William Wallace has, true power. Power to the point that people willing give their lives for him, fight for him, die for him.
Circling back then, if I understand correctly it seems like any engagement with community, anything that lessens dependence on the impersonal (Amazon delivery, federal welfare, big grocery store chains, etc.) will shift power down (subsidiarity) and that this will gain momentum not through imposition or force (which is a sign weakness not power) but through a sense of awareness that this is actually the natural order of things (like a farmers market).

2024-05-09 04:39:47

We should be working towards Localism (also widely known as Distributism).
#note1gw4…p07x

2024-05-09 04:38:53

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Totally agreed.
Wow excellently condensed form of presenting the differences of localism through a positivistic lens. Sometimes movements are defined by what they are not but I like that you described it in a way that it can be worked towards instead of haphazardly working away from something else.
Regarding your last point, how does momentum build to overturn or eliminate wide sweeping regulations, especially federal ones? It seems like for those there’s a ton of inertia/precedence already in place that making a push to eliminate bureaucracy can feel “revolutionary” or “forcing redistribution” which people are very much turned off of (and rightly so). In other words, how does localism really gain influence in the political sphere when it hinges on short term losses by not playing the game as the crony capitalists and corporatists want it and played?

2024-05-08 15:59:00

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Our will is contingent on our intellect. While we can act contrary to what our intellect knows to be true, good, or rational, what we’ve perceived in our life and continue to perceive in the moment is a big factor in shaping the condition of our will which is ultimately our ability to choose truth, goodness, and rationality.

2024-05-08 15:49:31

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Moments like these are the reminders of what life is all about. 🙏 Congratulations!

2024-05-08 15:46:01

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I’ve heard about the recent push for “Localism” as well which I think is certainly more appealing.
To make sure I understood then, you do think it’s a system to itself, separate from today’s definition of market capitalism? And when you say “freedom of trade” you don’t mean freedom in the sense that there’s no regulations, correct? More so that regulation is structured such that the incentives favor the local?

2024-05-08 04:52:33

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Any thoughts on distributism? Not sure if it would be considered an “alternative” to capitalism necessarily.

2024-05-07 23:25:45

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I should share that with my Spiritual Director, he was just sharing a gripe about how the Kindle Ereader manages backlinks which of course are super important for LOTH. Agreed with the subsequent point.

2024-05-07 23:06:27

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I’ve got one but haven’t found a use case for it since I switched back to analog notes. What do you use it for?

2024-05-07 18:23:55

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Totally agreed. It’s a beautiful thing when there’s that ease of love that stems from both freely choosing each other. The love between the two becomes so real it creates kids 😄

2024-05-07 17:26:37

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“Love is not an emotion; it is an act of the will.” - Ven. Fulton Sheen
Cliches like “falling in love” or “like liking someone” misplace love. They separate the intentionality that love requires and imply it’s something that happens to us instead of something we strive for. Love is not an extreme form of like. You can love and not like. That can even be a higher form of love, like mercy. That’s why no fault divorce (and divorce by its very nature) is mistaken (and I would argue, not actually possible). When one gives themself completely to someone in marriage and says “actually, never-mind, I want a divorce” then what they implicitly say is they never actually fully gave themselves over or are trying to take back something that is no longer theirs.

2024-05-07 15:57:28

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It gets easier with time as you habituate yourself into virtue. Keep it up!

2024-05-07 15:54:56

Corporatocracy. Further evidence that bitcoin won’t “save” us. Fixing the money will not fix the world. #note1xlk…8plh

2024-05-06 20:10:23

“A good intention (for example, that of helping one’s neighbor) does not make behavior that is intrinsically disordered, such as lying and calumny, good or just. The end does not justify the means.” - The Morality of Human Acts, CCC 1753
This gripping historical fiction written by a Japanese Catholic tells the story of Portuguese missionaries in 17th century Japan. Following the life of Father Rodrigues, the reader is faced with a multitude of dilemmas ranging from truth, evil, morality, duty, salvation, pride, faith, forgiveness, love, and most importantly the “silence” of God. Silence can be deafening. And yet, love is deeper than silence. In the silence of the night the second Person of the Trinity, God, who is love, entered the world in Bethlehem. We must never believe the devil when he says truth doesn’t matter, that lying can be an act of love, or that God is absent. Rodrigues believed the devil’s falsehoods and ended up no better than Judas Iscariot, the betrayer of Christ. Pride is the root of all sin and Rodrigues failed to sacrifice his ego when he was called to do so in a form of spiritual martyrdom. When the devil wants to play us one-on-one in a game of chess, we will lose no matter what. Do we have the courage to knock the board away and cooperate with God’s grace? Christ has already won and as St. Augustine once said “as an artist, God makes use even of the devil”.
“Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13).
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:21).
Thanks to my friend for this thought provoking recommendation!
#godstr #biblestr #christianity #catholic #catholicism https://image.nostr.build/70135212424adeb029cfbe259f2018a554228e5cd89c13402d11119eff08577e.jpg

2024-05-06 02:52:22

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Great read, thanks for sharing!

2024-05-06 01:25:38

Just finished reading “Silence” by Shūsaku Endō. Has anyone else read it before or watched the movie (by Martin Scorsese)?

2024-05-05 21:10:45

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Good point, it all depends on how it’s used. What I intended to convey was the notion you expressed of eschewing monetary gain for the promotion of a more just society. I think bitcoin is more conducive to that precisely because its monetary power cannot be siphoned away by the State which I think it’s fair to say is inherently unjust. But of course, there can and will be people who seek solely to profit off of the volatility by accumulating from weak hands and selling to greedy hands.

2024-05-05 20:40:20

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Totally agree with that last sentence in your first paragraph. The end should be the pushing out of all weaker currencies (USD as the last bastion) from the quotidian transactional economy. If the intent is instead to acquire bitcoin for the end of a larger amount of USD (or other currency), then that’s speculative and should be avoided given its inherent uncharitableness (wasn’t sure if that was a word lol).
Yes hopefully! And there needs to be a culture that promotes broader distribution of bitcoin, not to just drive up buyers for the sake of “number go up”, but for the good of our neighbor that they may benefit from sound money that can’t be debased.
I wonder if an argument can be made that Bitcoin is in line with the virtue of poverty. Poverty, not in the mistaken sense of being in a state of miserable want, but in not desiring the superfluous and in cheerfully accepting shortage or discomfort, as St. Josemaría Escrivá puts it. With bitcoin’s USD price fluctuation, it can certainly be a bit nerve wracking to depend on that for long term savings but that is the short term cost of relying on a money that can’t be weaponized for certain political agendas (especially those that are anti-Catholic) all while throwing you a bone of x% return on investment.

2024-05-05 08:11:13

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Linking a thread where I had a similar conversation with @npub1nf9…xa3x
https://primal.net/e/note1f73x842633u75l3sf7mee4r96jqp84nk9g8pmg9a69w2chf6k5kq0uxsel
I think I’ve reached a similar conclusion as Fr. Nick Blaha. Opting for bitcoin because of its nature as sound money for people of all nations and creeds, regardless of future price action in dollar terms, is the most moral option available. I think the key distinction to make is the principle of double effect which I mention in that thread above.

2024-05-04 19:48:45

Atheism is a psyop.

2024-05-04 19:47:22

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That seems to suggest that God is the author of evil, of sin, which He’s not. A sort of Manichaeism it seems. Just as cold is the absence of heat, evil is the absence of good which we are the authors of due to our misuse of our free will as a result of the fall. God came to save us so that we may be made perfect in Him and as such death has been defeated, we just need to cooperate with His grace to eventually be raised again for eternal life.

2024-05-04 18:41:07

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1. Truth
2. Goodness
3. Beauty
4. Mercy (highest form of love which He is)
5. Justice
Surprised to see “powerless” on there. Would you mind elaborating on that?

2024-05-04 03:23:59

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Agreed, the only infallible human is the God Man, Jesus Christ. What I said though was that people, through the working of the Holy Spirit, can have infallible teachings. For example, we have to believe as a matter of faith that the writers of the Bible were infallible in their writings (inerrant) for it to be considered the word of God. It’s important to distinguish that of course the Pope is not impeccable (meaning sinless) and that he’s not infallible about everything all the time (such as having a favorite color). What we do take as a matter of faith however is that when the Pope speaks from the Holy See as it relates to faith and morals then he is infallible (ex cathedra). He will never and can never do or say anything ex cathedra that contradicts the deposit of faith our Lord left us with. One of those teachings being the Bible for example. It was compiled in the 4th century. The Church precedes the Bible and demonstrates that one can be Christian without the Bible. The Bible itself even says so.
I greatly enjoy our discussion! I appreciate the open nature of it. I also wish not to be antagonistic in any way. Only antagonistic towards typos 😁

2024-05-04 02:10:07

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*Pope Damasus I

2024-05-04 02:09:20

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Understandable, I struggled greatly with it as well. I actually wanted to be anything but Catholic when I reverted last year but I refused to let my pride be what got in the way of as deep of a relationship with God as possible. It was because of Pope Damascus that we even have the Bible so having a problem with the papacy implies a problem with the inerrancy of Scripture. I think you’d also agree Popes can be infallible given that the first Pope has 2 letters in the Bible, 1 Peter and 2 Peter.
I appreciate the discourse. I pray for the unity of all our brothers and sisters in Christ. If you ever have any questions I would love to continue our discussion. 🙏
St. John Henry Newman, pray for us!

2024-05-04 01:53:59

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If religion is to follow a systemized collection of ritual and dogma, it seems you would classify as someone who follows a religion. The ritual being reading the Bible and the dogma being that the Bible is authoritative. And I think it’s safe to assume when you say “Bible” you mean “Protestant Bible” as in the 73 books minus the 7 books the printing press axed for cost savings after Luther moved them to the appendix. I totally agree that the Bible is the word of God but it’s important to remember that the Catholic Church (guided by the Holy Spirit as our Lord tells us in Matthew 16:18) is the one that compiled it and for that reason I don’t think anyone can just go around messing with the canon like Luther and the publishing houses did. What I imagine you would consider all the “extra stuff” like the Eucharist, the Papacy, etc. is actually just an extension from the authority our Lord gave to Peter and the apostles to safeguard the deposit of faith and preach the Gospel. Instead of viewing the dogmas as constraining, may I suggest viewing them as liberating and a deepening of relationship with God, just as the Commandments do. Just as the Bible brings us closer to God, so too does the sacrifice of the mass, receiving the Eucharist, praying the rosary, etc.
A proper relationship with God requires more than just a mental assent to His truth. Relationship is incarnate. It takes a material form. Just as our Lord did when he took on human flesh and died for our sins. How we comport body and soul matters which is why religion is the expression of our faith.

2024-05-04 01:10:06

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Agreed. Religion is the habit of virtue that inclines the will to render to God that which He deserves. (Which of course requires one to seek to understand the true God, aka the Christian God)

2024-05-04 00:45:59

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I’m not sure you quite answered my questions. I’m still trying to understand how what you define as “religion” is separate from “relationship with God”. I ask with genuine concern because I care very deeply, the most deeply, about my relationship with God and view my religion as that expression.
To demonstrate my confusion, is any relationship with any God what matters? If my relationship is with a God I believe to be Unitarian (like the Jewish or Islamic faith) vs a Trinitarian God (Christian faith), does that matter? What if I portray God to be unknowable like Sikhism or coming in various forms like Hinduism or deny Christ’s divinity as true God as Arians do? Don’t we need to know who and what we mean to form a relationship?

2024-05-04 00:27:36

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How do you define “religion”? And what distinguishes it from “relationship with God”?

2024-05-03 23:27:38

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I’ve heard many beautiful stories about her capacity to love. A tangible example in recent times that we should all aspire to. The effects of prayer cannot be understated 🙏
St. Teresa of Calcutta, pray for us!

2024-05-03 22:10:20

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People are often unreasonable, irrational and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere, people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.
-St. Teresa of Calcutta

2024-05-03 22:02:11

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I’ll throw “Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism, and Socialism, Considered in their Fundamental Principles” by Juan Donoso Cortes and “Revolution and Counter-Revolution” by Plinio Corrêa Oliveira into the ring, as well. Those two books opened my eyes to the glaring issues and terrible consequences of liberalism, especially as it reaches its logical conclusion.

2024-05-01 16:52:46

Matthew 16:18
There’s Catholicism and then there’s everything else. #note1x05…56ft

2024-04-29 03:05:17

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Incredible! First time doing something like that. Plenty of time to pray, contemplate, and receive spiritual direction. I came away with a handful of really profound resolutions on how to better love those around me. I cannot overstate how impactful removing yourself from the daily routine and noise can be in cultivating your interior life.

2024-04-29 01:57:39

Back from a 4 day silent spiritual retreat. Can’t recommend it enough 🙏 ✝️

2024-04-25 16:59:02

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Spot on. What Pope St. John Paul II calls “structures of sin”. The complete atomization of society into “free” individuals is a false anthropology. If my options are take a usurious loan or risk my family dying from malnourishment or lack of shelter, I’m not really at liberty to deny the usurious loan. I must practice prudence to nurture that which has been entrusted to me (my family’s livelihood).

2024-04-24 12:53:15

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In that case I hope everyone would consider themselves authoritarian. There’s no argument for allowing hurtful speech like child pornography.

2024-04-23 17:33:36

Rights are inherent by the very nature of being human. #note1a7t…rnkg

2024-04-23 17:28:33

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It’s not possible to be totally independent because man, by nature, depends on others. We know this innately when we’re around newborn babies. The most important aspects of our lives are relations to others (spouse, friends, etc.) There’s also the problem that “being left alone” doesn’t stop others from getting together and doing evil not just amongst themselves but eventually to others. Libertarianism doesn’t work.
We have a responsibility to ourselves, each other, and God to strive towards the common good as a society.