Is it a sin to order a dessert on Sunday?

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LightBound said:
You mean that person who needs the job to have food for themselves and their family and a roof over their heads? Most food service workers aren’t raking in the bucks, so they are working as a necessity to survive.
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They’re also not making any desserts from scratch.
Much of the food served in restaurants come right from the delivery truck and warehouse.
 
Look at the world and be grateful you can eat any day of the week
 
LightBound said:
You mean that person who needs the job to have food for themselves and their family and a roof over their heads? Most food service workers aren’t raking in the bucks, so they are working as a necessity to survive.
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Wasn’t necessarily being critical, just figuring that’s the thought process.
 
ResoluteSheep said:
Eating out at restaurants is fine if there’s no cooking at home, but would it be a sin to order dessert; causing workers to work extra?
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No - Every Sunday is a celebration of Easter - while we celebrate the Easter Season … each and every week on Sunday we celebrate the Resurrection of Christ ;; it is a day to feast and celebrate - it is perfectly appropriate to order a dessert …

Now the question as to whether one should eat the dessert - due to health reasons - like being over weight, diabetic … another discussion

People who are required to work on Sundays - while not ideal should be respected for their work. Doctors, nurses, police, restaurant workers, highway workers, emergency services personnel, military … lots of people in many professions work nights and weekends. They work to provide for us - and that includes dessert … 😉
 
laylow said:
Wasn’t necessarily being critical, just figuring that’s the thought process.
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My apologies for immediately thinking you were being critical. I’ve read enough comments on CAF from people who think that no one, outside of a nurse or fireman (and that’s pushing it), should be doing anything other than going to Mass on a Sunday…including some teens who refuse to help their family with chores around the house because they have themselves decided it’s “work”, without understanding what servile actually means. I have become jaded these days.
 
Guys, scrupulosity is a mental condition - I had it.

It’s like this: occasionally, you are genuinely unsure about a sin being mortal vs. venial. But the vast majority of the time, your rational mind tells you “I’m being silly” but you have niggling thoughts of “how can I be sure? what about this slight nuance? what was I really thinking when I did it?” and it won’t go away. It consumes you.

For me, rather than go to a priest, I used to go to my dad (I had it as a teen and he had it when he was younger too so he understood). When my dad would tell me “that isn’t a mortal sin” (or “that isn’t a venial sin”), I’d get a massive flood of relief and I’d be content until the next time I did something “wrong”, probably a day or two later. For me personally, I think it was a way of processing stress from exams and things like that.

Anyway, my point is, if you’ve never had it, it can seem crazy from the outside. But for me, I was really just looking for that flood of relief from the annoying niggling feeling - I just wanted to feel OK, to feel certain about something. There is nothing rational about it.
 
LightBound said:
My apologies for immediately thinking you were being critical. I’ve read enough comments on CAF from people who think that no one, outside of a nurse or fireman (and that’s pushing it), should be doing anything other than going to Mass on a Sunday…including some teens who refuse to help their family with chores around the house because they have themselves decided it’s “work”, without understanding what servile actually means. I have become jaded these days.
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I have seen these posts too.

From these posts, one would conclude that all Catholics are allowed to do on Sunday is go to mass, go home and then spend the rest of the day praying.
 
LightBound said:
My apologies for immediately thinking you were being critical. I’ve read enough comments on CAF from people who think that no one, outside of a nurse or fireman (and that’s pushing it), should be doing anything other than going to Mass on a Sunday…including some teens who refuse to help their family with chores around the house because they have themselves decided it’s “work”, without understanding what servile actually means. I have become jaded these days.
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To say nothing of the fact that “servile work” no longer appears in the Code of Canon Law.
 
ShrodingersCat said:
Guys, scrupulosity is a mental condition - I had it.

It’s like this: occasionally, you are genuinely unsure about a sin being mortal vs. venial. But the vast majority of the time, your rational mind tells you “I’m being silly” but you have niggling thoughts of “how can I be sure? what about this slight nuance? what was I really thinking when I did it?” and it won’t go away. It consumes you.

For me, rather than go to a priest, I used to go to my dad (I had it as a teen and he had it when he was younger too so he understood). When my dad would tell me “that isn’t a mortal sin” (or “that isn’t a venial sin”), I’d get a massive flood of relief and I’d be content until the next time I did something “wrong”, probably a day or two later. For me personally, I think it was a way of processing stress from exams and things like that.

Anyway, my point is, if you’ve never had it, it can seem crazy from the outside. But for me, I was really just looking for that flood of relief from the annoying niggling feeling - I just wanted to feel OK, to feel certain about something. There is nothing rational about it.
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I get this. I really do. May even struggle with it myself at times. With that said, if someone really requires help or assistance with this, they should be seeking it professionally. Not on some internet forum. (especially this one considering too many posters here are quick to tell you your going straight to hell for doing something as simple as admiring a woman’s beauty).

Lets not mention the fact that most are simply seeking attention and looking to get a reaction.
 
“Is it a sin to order a dessert on Sunday?”

Faith AND Reason.

Is Sunday (God’s Son winning the battle against death and taking His thrown in His Kingdom day) a day of celebration or a day of penance?

Order up.

With regard to dealing with scrupulosity. Scrupulosity has a dual sourced foundation - life inexperience and raising faith above reason. Faith and Reason are balanced to work most effectively.

Inexperience fades over time, F&R take practice / effort.

It doesn’t help that reason is of no interest in today’s societies, people are not taught to (or how to) think for themselves anymore.

It would be interesting to see a chart over a few hundred years of scrupulosity population.

I’d put money down that in the last 30 years it’s higher than the previous 400 combined.

I wonder when the term was first introduced.
 
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