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Kai
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Hi, i am currently doing a thorough research on this religion and i would like to know what are the main practices of the catholics and how it might affect a catholic man/women in business context
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KingAlfred
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In business??? Just be honest. It doesn’t change from one circumstance to the next. *Living the Life *permeates everything we do.
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kristie_m
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I’m probably not the most qualified person to answer this, but I’ll take a swing at it, and maybe someone else can pick up on all the stuff I miss.
As far as “practices” go, like with any other religion, prayer, communication with God is paramount. Attending Mass at least once a week and receiving the Eucharist at the bare minimum once per year during Easter is required. Catholics have the added benefit of the seven sacraments: Baptism, Reconciliation, Confirmation, Eucharist, Matrimony, Holy Orders, and the Annointing of the Sick, all of which bring us, as individuals, in closer communion with Him.
As far as how it might affect someone in business, well, if I were in some line of work that prevented me from going to Mass regularly, that would be a conflict, and I would have to make sure that somehow, my work schedule allowed for it. There are also Holy Days of Obligation to consider…days that sometimes fall during the week, where I would be required to attend Mass.
Also, there are some businesses where the job itself would conflict with Catholic teaching. For example, working in an abortion clinic, or doing embryonic stem cell research. Or facilitating same sex “marriages”. A Catholic would be hard pressed to justify working in such an environment. Or really anywhere where questionable business practices were happening. If your boss, for instance, were to ask you to pad the bill for some kind of legitimate service, as a Catholic, you would place yourself in a state of sin by agreeing to it.
I can give you an example of how a work environment has affected me. It had more to do with the people I was working with whose morals were not in line with Catholic teaching. I was teased and looked down on for not participating in things like going to a strip club, etc. My co-workers simply didn’t understand that being obedient to God was much more important to me than “having fun”.
Anyway, I hope that helps some…
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Kai
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then how about just the primary practises of catholics?
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Kai
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erm in the context of the current society… like what an average citizen that is a catholic will do in his/her daily life
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Kai
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and thanks kristie for that reply=] it helped alot
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jpjd
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In a nutshell, the primary practices of Catholics are:
- attend Mass on Sunday, where we receive the Sacrament of Holy Communion
- prayer
- express repentance for our sins, via the Sacrament of Confession on a self-determined as-needed basis.
- to reflect our love for God and neighbor by helping one another (i.e., “good works”). The obvious examples include volunteer work and donating to charities.
- in addition to attending Sunday Mass, they would attend daily Mass when possible
- pray the Rosary, possibly as often as daily
- attend a Bible study
- pray the Liturgy of the Hours
- become a secular member of a religious order
etc.
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Kai
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wow=] information gained in this forum is alot better than the tons of info i got in those webpages… at least i understand better here thx!
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FAB
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Kai:
If you want the Church’s teaching on how Catholics should act toward society and in buisness issues, let me suggest that you look at the “Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church”
Peace,
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If you want the Church’s teaching on how Catholics should act toward society and in buisness issues, let me suggest that you look at the “Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church”
Peace,
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MarieVeronica
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Hi Kai. Welcome to CAF! You’re question is interesting… and you received many good answers.
I would like to say… that a Catholic should love God, above all else. Participate in Holy Mass, as often as possible. Not just Sunday. And love his/her neighbors, as he loves himself.
This is only my opinion, but I feel that if a Catholic is faithful to these 3 elements… (even if he/she doesn’t pray the Rosary… etc.)… then all else in his life (including the business context) will be pleasing to God.
Love God. Love His Church. Love your neighbor.
Hope this helps. God bless.
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KathleenElsie
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