Daily Topics Blog - Monday Nov 8th 2010
By louisehartmann
Quote of the Day: “The money power preys on the nation in times of peace, and conspires against it in times of adversity. It is more despotic than monarchy, more insolent than autocracy, more selfish than bureaucracy. It denounces, as public enemies, all who question its methods or throw light upon its crimes.” - Abraham Lincoln
Hour One: Is Obama participating in the "giant sucking sound?"
Hour Two: Why don't Republicans ever want business or billionaires to pay their fair share? Thom challenges Tom Pauken, the former head of the Republican Party of Texas http://tompauken.com/
Hour Three: Money, Power and Corruption...how Wall Street ate your lunch - Financial Times columnist Greg Farrell, author of "Crash of the Titans" will be here http://crashofthetitansbook.com/
Hour Three: Money, Power and Corruption...can lessons from the original financial crisis save us from another one? Financial Times columnist Greg Farrell, author of "Crash of the Titans" will be here http://crashofthetitansbook.com/
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#2
Love the poor and your life will be filled with sunlight and you will not fear the hour of death. St. Vincent DePaul, the first social worker
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. Mother Teresa! We must always remember that we belong to each other.
Unless Americans can remember that we belong to each other, our nation and people will experience endless pain and suffering. Gerald
#3
An Examination of Conscience for Catholics, Christians, and Non-Christians
This comment is not an attempt to convert anyone. As a sinner I do not consider myself a role model for someone to follow. My journey to the Final Judgment is a personal one but I do believe that we must examine our conscience from time to time for assisting in helping our nation and people to live in a better world.
Here are some important factors in an examination of conscience – Do you practice the Golden Rule (“Do unto others as you would want them to do unto you!”), Do you live the Eleventh Commandment that Jesus gave us at the Last Supper (“Love one another as I have loved you!”), Do you also use the Ten Commandments as a guide in our life, Do you remember and reflect on the Beatitudes, and Do you take the time to reflect on the Seven Deadly Sins.
The Beatitudes
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Do I share my gifts, talents, time, and treasure to help build the kingdom of God here on earth?
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Do I, in turn, try to assist those who are suffering?
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Do I ever look down on others because they may not look or act like me?
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be fulfilled. When I see or hear stories of people suffering injustice, what is my response?
Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. When I am wronged, am I willing to forgive?
Blessed are the pure of heart, for they will see God. Do I respect the gift of my body, created in God’s image?
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Do I work for peace in my country and throughout the world?
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Am I willing to take a stand that is unpopular, but is based on gospel values?
Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven. Is my life on this earth focused on the life to come?
The Seven Deadly Sins
Pride is excessive belief in one's own abilities that interferes with the individual's recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all others arise. Pride is also known as Vanity.
Envy is the desire for others' traits, status, abilities, or situation.
Gluttony is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires.
Lust is an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body.
Anger is manifested in the individual who spurns love and opts instead for fury. It is also known as Wrath.
Greed is the desire for material wealth or gain, ignoring the realm of the spiritual. It is also called Avarice or Covetousness.
Sloth is the avoidance of physical or spiritual work.
#4
Thom on Monday, November 8, 2010 mentioned that the House passed 300 bills and the Senate did not vote on any of these bills. I DID NOT KNOW THAT! Where was the DNC or the Democrats informing us of this fact. The Democrats are too stupid and as long as they remain stupid the people will drift away from stupidity.
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Here are some words about starfishes. A man was walking by the sea and for several miles he saw starfishes washed ashore and they were dying in the heat of the sun. There were thousands of starfishes. He saw a man walking and picking up the starfishes one at a time and putting them back into the sea.
The man asked him, “Why are picking up the starfishes and putting one of them at a time in the sea? Can’t you see that for miles there are thousands of starfishes that have been washed ashore? Why try to put them back? It doesn’t really matter.”
The man who put the starfishes back into the sea said, “It does matter to the ones that I return to the sea.”
Do you feel at times that what we may be doing doesn’t really matter? Yet, I say to you the very little that we try to do really does matter. Do not be discouraged! The jackals may win every battle but they will not win the war. Heaven is the prize in the end and to be in heaven means that you have won the war.