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Wealth

Posted on 2013/10/14 by aquinasetc — Leave a comment

The precept of detachment from riches is obligatory for entrance into the Kingdom of heaven. (CCC §2544) And related: I find that trials are a great help towards detachment from the things of earth: they make one look higher than…

Detachment

Posted on 2013/06/03 by aquinasetc — Leave a comment

Detachment doesn’t mean denying the good that is in the material world. Rather, it means viewing temporal goods as temporal, gifts from God meant to lead us to Him. Unlike some religions, where the physical world is seen as evil,…