Evolution and Relativism

[edwest2]

Hi Peter,

Where did you get your ability to predict the future? Just by saying “that’s not going to happen” doesn’t address anything. President Franklin Roosevelt during the last Great Depression, told American citizens, “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.” I know a few of those people who went through that mess.

Things have gotten demonstrably worse. We need to identify the specific causes and make specific changes. For Catholics, it’s realizing, as a priest said on Catholic Radio, that “too many are living as Agnosticts.” We need to stop that and go back to Church. Pick up a Catechism and turn off the TV. Quit doing what everybody else is doing. And, first and foremost, not treating sexual morality as a plaything but as a gift and responsibility.

Peace,
Ed

 

[buffalo]

Hi Peter,

Where did you get your ability to predict the future? Just by saying “that’s not going to happen” doesn’t address anything. President Franklin Roosevelt during the last Great Depression, told American citizens, “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.” I know a few of those people who went through that mess.

Things have gotten demonstrably worse. We need to identify the specific causes and make specific changes. For Catholics, it’s realizing, as a priest said on Catholic Radio, that “too many are living as Agnosticts.” We need to stop that and go back to Church. Pick up a Catechism and turn off the TV. Quit doing what everybody else is doing. And, first and foremost, not treating sexual morality as a plaything but as a gift and responsibility.

Peace,
Ed

Actually what is required is quite easy. Search for the truth. The hard part is actually doing itl.

 

[liquidpele]

turn off the TV. Quit doing what everybody else is doing. And, first and foremost, not treating sexual morality as a plaything but as a gift and responsibly.

Peace,
Ed

Can’t really argue, with one minor change

 

[Portrait]

Actually what is required is quite easy. Search for the truth. The hard part is actually doing itl.

Dear buffalo,

Far too many Catholics are so earthly minded that they are of no heavenly use. As a recent convert to Catholicism from the Church of England I must confess that I am deeply saddened by the worldliness of so many Catholics. Could this be the reason why we are not seeing the longed for revival in our day. Our Lord said that we are the salt of the earth; then surely the urgent need of the hour is for us Catholics to present an authentic Christian counter-culture and then just perhaps we can effect some radical changes in our morally decadent culture.

As long as so many Catholics remain wedded to the zeitgeist (spirit of the times), zealously accommodating themselves to and defending its godless pastimes, pleasures and fashions, no we will not impact the society around us for good. As Ed says above we need “to turn off the TV…and stop doing what everybody else is doing”: in the words of St. Paul, “Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect” (Rom. 12: 2). Please God, let us be sanctified and fit for the our Masters use.

Warmest good wishes,

Portrait

 

[edwest2]

Dear Portrait,

I am concerned that some Catholics have gone so far away from Church teaching (and I’m not perfect, God knows) that they are unsure as to what to do. To anyone reading this: contact your local parish. Sit down with a priest. Ask for guidance.

For those who lived through the 1960s and 1970s. Sex with anyone was not the way. Using illegal drugs was not the way. And pornography, abortion and divorce were not the way either. No, we don’t have to cloister ourselves, but the only radio I listen to is Catholic Radio. I watch less than 30 minutes of TV a week.

Peace and God bless,

Ed

 

[Portrait]

Dear Ed,

Truly are lot is cast in very difficult times and we are, I believe, witnessing an unprecedented spiritual declension and defection from Catholic orthodoxy and historical norms.

As you are probably aware I am a recent convert to Catholicism from the Church of England (and they have got problems big time), but it did not take me long to discover that many Catholics are indeed very ignorant of their own faith and its teachings or, alas, have wandered far from it. Those that are learned and informed tend to be socially liberal and often out of kilter with the teachings of their Church, sometimes on fundamental issues.

Yes those that are perplexed and uncertain about faith and morals should visit their local parish priest, who will hopefully steer them in the way of truth and help resolve any difficulties they may have. In my own journey to the Catholic Church I have been privileged to be helped by two very orthodox priests who are very much of the old school and thus give no uncertain sound on their trumpets when it comes to the Faith and Morals.

I listen to Catholic Answers radio on the internet and also watch some pre-recorded EWTN material. Father Mitch Pacwa is very insightful and seems to have his finger on the pulse when it comes to current issues and controversies. Like yourself I watch very little TV these days, save for the BBC News Channel and the occasional retro DVD film or TV series, before all the rot set in many, many moons ago.

My happiest time of the week is at Sunday Mass and I look so very forward to it and to reading Father’s Newsletter, which is always bang on target, no matter what he’s talking about. God willing my wife and I hope to received into the Church before Christmas so do remember us both in your prayers Ed.

Blessings on you and may the peace of God be yours in these troublous times.

Warmest good wishes and prayers,

Portrait and Wife

 

[edwest2]

Dear Ed,

Truly are lot is cast in very difficult times and we are, I believe, witnessing an unprecedented spiritual declension and defection from Catholic orthodoxy and historical norms.

As you are probably aware I am a recent convert to Catholicism from the Church of England (and they have got problems big time), but it did not take me long to discover that many Catholics are indeed very ignorant of their own faith and its teachings or, alas, have wandered far from it. Those that are learned and informed tend to be socially liberal and often out of kilter with the teachings of their Church, sometimes on fundamental issues.

Yes those that are perplexed and uncertain about faith and morals should visit their local parish priest, who will hopefully steer them in the way of truth and help resolve any difficulties they may have. In my own journey to the Catholic Church I have been privileged to be helped by two very orthodox priests who are very much of the old school and thus give no uncertain sound on their trumpets when it comes to the Faith and Morals.

I listen to Catholic Answers radio on the internet and also watch some pre-recorded EWTN material. Father Mitch Pacwa is very insightful and seems to have his finger on the pulse when it comes to current issues and controversies. Like yourself I watch very little TV these days, save for the BBC News Channel and the occasional retro DVD film or TV series, before all the rot set in many, many moons ago.

My happiest time of the week is at Sunday Mass and I look so very forward to it and to reading Father’s Newsletter, which is always bang on target, no matter what he’s talking about. God willing my wife and I hope to received into the Church before Christmas so do remember us both in your prayers Ed.

Blessings on you and may the peace of God be yours in these troublous times.

Warmest good wishes and prayers,

Portrait and Wife

I will remember both of you in my prayers. As Father Ricardo said on Catholic Radio, this is a time for us to work. The harvest is great. As we are all given gifts so I pray that we all use them as we are given. A dear Christian friend of mine told me: Grow where you’re planted. I wish both of you peace in these times.

God bless,
Ed

 

[lemondiesel]

We need to stop that and go back to Church.

Not going to happen, Ed.

Were you raised Catholic as a child?

 

[crazzeto]

The funny, to me part is that hand in hand with moral relitivism come a general relitivism. And I mean totally general, even scientific relitivism which I find amusing because typically science is the God of Athiests who more often than not are the ones who “evangalize” moral relitism (though not exclusivly). For instance in another forum, dominated with this view point the movie fireproof came up (it’s a high def movie). Now I haven’t seen the movie yet, nor actually any kirk cameron film, but I couldn’t help but click in and see what the conversation was all about.

One thing which came up, was that porography can’t possibly be addictive. Doesn’t enter your body, there for you can’t become chemically dependant. So I just had to respond here since it flys in the very face of the definition of the word “addiction”, medically and gramatically. In the end, what was the response I got back? “well in your world it’s addictive and in my world it’s not”. Oh really? So in your world scientific principal can be completely different than in my world? Well how about I stop believing in the laws of gravity, is that going to make it just go away?

Really, with this philophy you really end up not believing in anything.

 

[Nec5]

One thing which came up, was that porography can’t possibly be addictive. Doesn’t enter your body, there for you can’t become chemically dependant.

I have a question. When a certain someone watches and finishes watching porn, isn’t there a corresponding release of endorphins in the brain? Can’t people become addicted to that chemical and it’s consequent release after a certain action?

 

[crazzeto]

I have a question. When a certain someone watches and finishes watching porn, isn’t there a corresponding release of endorphins in the brain? Can’t people become addicted to that chemical and it’s consequent release after a certain action?

Maybe in our world that’s true, but not thier?